Caesar Salad with Creamy Garlic Dressing

Course Salads
Prep. Time 10 mins
Cooking Time 10 mins
Yields 6 to 8 servings

Preparation
Nutritional Info
Comments (1)

Preparation

What You Need

1 tbsp (15 ml) dry mustard

1 tbsp (15 ml) all-purpose flour

1 tsp (5 ml) salt

1/4 tsp (1 ml) black pepper

2 cups (500 ml) milk

2 eggs yolks

1 tsp (5 ml) Worcestershire sauce

1/4 tsp (1 ml) Tabasco sauce

2 cloves garlic, minced

3 anchovy fillets, minced or

1 tsp (5 ml) anchovy paste

1/3 cup (80 ml) red wine vinegar

1/3 cup (80 ml) olive oil

1 head Romaine lettuce

4 slices bacon, cooked crisp, drained and crumbled

1 cup (250 ml) croutons

1/2 cup (125 ml) grated Canadian Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Combine mustard, flour, salt and pepper in the top of a double boiler. Stir in milk. Beat in egg yolks. Cook over boiling water (or on gentle heat directly on stove), stirring constantly, until mixture has thickened. Remove from heat.

Stir in Worcestershire, Tabasco, garlic, anchovies, vinegar and oil. Cool. Refrigerate until ready to use. Just before serving, adjust reasoning if necessary.

Wash and dry lettuce well. Break into bite-sized pieces. Just before serving, toss with enough dressing to coat leaves well. Sprinkle with bacon, croutons and Canadian Parmesan cheese. Toss well.

Note: Any leftover dressing can be stored for one week in the refrigerator. It can be used for potato, pasta or chicken salads.

Tips

Microwave Method: In a 2qt/ 2 L glass casserole dish, whisk mustard, flour, salt, pepper and milk together until smooth. Cook on High (100 %) 3 to 5 min until mixture thickens, whisking every minute. Beat egg yolks in a small dish, add a little hot mixture then stir yolks into hot sauce. Cook on Medium (50 %) 1 to 2 min, stirring every 30 seconds. Continue with step 2 above.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 99 Calories
Protein: 6 g
Carbohydrate: 5 g
Fat: 6 g
Fibre: 1.2 g
Sodium: 290 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 9 % / 104 mg
Folate: 33 %
Vitamin C: 18 %
Vitamin A: 14 %
Selenium: 12 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

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Eva
January 16th, 2012

This is the most amazing dressing. I remember my mum making this back in the 80s. Still delicious!! I still have the original calendar w/ the recipe in it.