Caesar salad

Crouton-topped lettuce dish

A Caesar salad is a salad of romaine lettuce tossed with a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, raw egg, garlic, anchovies, and Parmesan cheese, typically topped with croutons.

Named for Caesar Cardini, the restaurateur who supposedly invented it in Tijuana in the 1920s.

I'll have the Caesar salad with grilled chicken.

classic

dressing

Sauce for salads

croutonsSeasoned toasted bread cubes
parmesanGranular Italian grating cheese
romaineElongated, crisp lettuce

anchovy · garlic · lemon · egg · Worcestershire · olive oil · black pepper · Dijon · coddled · traditional

ingredients

romaine

Elongated, crisp lettuce

parmesanGranular Italian grating cheese
croutonsSeasoned toasted bread cubes
anchovySmall, salty forage fish

garlic · lemon · egg yolk · olive oil · Worcestershire · Dijon · black pepper · cos lettuce · Parmigiano-Reggiano · pecorino

texture

croutons

Seasoned toasted bread cubes

crispFirm and breakable
crunchyBreaking with sound
toastedBrowned by heat

chewy · crackle · tender · leafy · shaved · grated · torn · bite · contrast · hearty

dining

appetizer

Light dish preceding main

entreePrimary dinner course
side dishSecondary food portion
lunchMidday meal

dinner · restaurant · tableside · tossed · tongs · menu · steakhouse · bistro · presentation · portion

variations

chicken

Domestic fowl for eating

shrimpSmall edible crustacean
salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
kaleLoose-leafed cabbage relative

grilled · blackened · steak · avocado · bacon · vegetarian · vegan · Mexican · wrap · pizza

Caesar salad

dressing

romaine

croutons

appetizer

chicken

Caesar salad

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