Caesar Salad
- 4 heads romaine lettuce, outer leaves removed, or 1.5 pounds romaine lettuce hearts
- 3/4 cup Caesar dressing, recipe follows
- Pizzetta's, recipe follows, used as croutons
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
- Put the whole romaine leaves in a work bowl.
- Add enough of the dressing to coat the leaves and toss well.
- Arrange the leaves in a serving bowl with their tips up, and intersperse the pizzetta's, if desired.
- Sprinkle the Parmesan over all.
- 2 eggs*
- 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 6 to 8 anchovy fillets, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
- 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups olive oil
- 2 tablespoon warm water, if needed
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- Place the egg yolk, mustard, anchovies, garlic, vinegar, lemon juice, and a dash of Worcestershire sauce into a salad bowl.
- Blend with whisk and then add the olive oil in a slow, steady stream until it is fully incorporated.
- If the dressing stops gets too thick, add the warm water and then continue until all the oil is added.
- Add the cheese and continue to blend.
- Yield: about 1 1/2 cups
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (8 to 10-ounce) jar olive paste tapenade
- 9 ounces store bought pizza dough
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
- 1/4 pound Pecorino cheese, thinly sliced
- Salt and pepper
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Stir the garlic into the tapenade.
- Separate the ready made/store bought pizza dough into 1 1/2-ounce pieces and roll them out to 1/8-inch (if possible, roll out to desired thickness by using a pasta machine).
- Cover the top of the rolled out dough with olive paste and garlic mixture.
- Sprinkle the thyme on top.
- Lay the pecorino on top of pizzetta.
- Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Bake the pizza for 15 minutes or until light brown (a cracker like thinness and texture).
- Let cool for about 10 minutes, and serve.
- Yield: 6 servings
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/michael-chiarello/caesar-salad-recipe.html (may not work)