Caesars salad is easy to make at home. I give suggestions for Paleo croutons and suggestions for jazzing your salad up in other ways (bacon) and going crouton-free.
Ingredients
The dressing
4 to 5 anchovies plus 1 teaspoon of the oil they're packed in or use 1 Tablespoon of anchovy paste (this is the Anchovy Paste I recommend)
1 Tablespoon of fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon of dijon mustard
2 raw egg yolks
1 teaspoon of salt
¼ cup of olive oil
¼ cup of avocado oil (use ½ cup of olive oil if you don't have avocado oil, but the avocado oil is great at cutting the olive taste)
Optional: 1 teaspoon of garlic powder and ½ teaspoon of black pepper
Optional: If you have homemade Paleo mayonaise, add a Tablespoon or two to the dressing.
The salad
Romaine lettuce leaves
Shredded Parmesan cheese
Add ins
Crumbled cooked bacon
Tomatoes
Grilled chicken
Diced avocado
Instructions
To make the dressing, mix the ingredients in a regular blender or use an immersion blender.
The immersion blender is easier to use because the oil doesn’t need to be slowly poured in (tempered) like it does in the blender. I bought my immersion blender so I could make my own mayo, but ended up using it for everything, including making smoothies, sauces and soups. This is the Immersion Hand Blender I use.
Taste and see if it needs more lemon (acidity) anchovies (salt) or mustard (spice) according to you tastes and add what it needs.
For a traditional Caesars salad pour dressing over chopped romaine lettuce, add croutons (recipe posted below) and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
For a Bacon Lettuce & Tomato CAESAR
Just add cooked, crumbled bacon and sliced tomatoes to the salad.
Chicken Caesar salad
If you don’t want to go through the time consuming process of making croutons then distract your taste buds by adding creamy avocado and savory chicken.
Recipe by Paleo Kitchen Lab at http://paleokitchenlab.com/2014/07/07/blt-caesar-salad-my-favorite-paleo-croutons/