5 Tips For Making Caesar Salad Delicious

It would seem, what difficulties can arise during the preparation of the classic Caesar salad? And yet, in rare cases, the dish turns out to be as tasty as in restaurants.

It would seem, what difficulties can arise during the preparation of the classic Caesar salad? And yet, in rare cases, the dish turns out to be as tasty as in restaurants. All because of the little tricks that we will tell you about now.

 

Sauce

The ingredients of the salad are not as important as the dressing - it can spoil the dish or make it amazingly delicious. This also applies to the "Caesar", so take note of a few features of the gas station:

The composition of the sauce must necessarily contain greens - basil, oregano, marjoram. You can use dried herbs or fresh ones. Use only olive oil - it helps bring out the flavor of other ingredients.

 

Before dressing the salad, mix the sauce well so that the ingredients are evenly distributed. Prepare the sauce in advance so that the salt has time to dissolve, and the herbs and spices give off their taste and aroma. Store the dressing in the refrigerator for up to two days.

You can prepare dressing for "Caesar" from eggs, sour cream and mayonnaise - all options are equally good. Egg sauce is considered a classic, but it is more difficult to cook than others. Anchovies are an obligatory ingredient - they give the dressing a piquant taste. If the taste of anchovies seems too harsh or unpleasant for you, they can be replaced with sweet and sour Worcestershire seafood sauce.

 

lettuce leaves

The traditional recipe uses romaine lettuce leaves, but other varieties will work. The main thing is to dry the washed leaves well so that the moisture from them does not mix with the sauce and does not accumulate at the bottom of the plate. You can do this with a regular paper towel.

Lettuce leaves must be carefully selected so that too hard leaves do not get into the dish. Leftover salad can be stored in the refrigerator for several days.

croutons

Crispy croutons are the highlight of the Caesar, but making them is not as easy as it seems. Throw away purchased croutons immediately - they are too dry and differ in taste from real croutons. As a rule, they are prepared from white bread in one of two ways:

Mix in a large bowl with olive oil and spices. Then they are baked in the oven so that a crispy crust forms on the outside, and the crouton remains soft enough on the inside. Fried in olive oil with spices, then dried with a paper towel.

 

The first option is considered more dietary, the second - more saturated in taste. The optimal size of croutons is 1.5x1.5 cm. You need to add them to the salad immediately before serving, otherwise the croutons will get soaked and will not crunch.

Cheese

The classic recipe uses parmesan, but any type of hard cheese will work. Cheese of medium hardness or soft should not be added - it has a different taste, and it is more difficult to grate it on a fine grater.

 

Dishes

The quality of the salad also depends on the preparation of the dishes. It must be washed with warm water and dried well, otherwise the sauce will become too liquid and spread, and the croutons will get soggy. It is ideal to take a large ceramic or wooden bowl.

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