Chicken Caesar Salad

I could not experiment with anchovies without making a caesar salad. The anchovies in most caesar salad dressings had kept me from trying to make my own dressing but I was tired of using store bought. Now that I had tried the anchovies and liked them it was time to make my own caesar salad dressing. When looking for recipes I came across two main different types: those that used a raw egg yolk and those that used mayonnaise. Instead of trying to choose which one to try, I tried them both. I used the roasted garlic croutons that I had made earlier in the salad. I also decided to add some chicken to turn the caesar salad into a light meal. Both of the dressings were really easy to make. The homemade caesar salad dressing was good! Easily as good as any restaurants dressing that I have had and better than most. I liked both dressings though I thought that the one with mayonnaise had more flavour. This was the first time that I used the anchovies without cooking them. Once again they were not overpowering and they added that something special to the dressing.

Chicken Caesar Salad

Ingredients:
1 romain lettuce (cut into bite sized pieces)
1 cup chicken (cooked and shredded or grilled and sliced)
1 cup roasted garlic croutons
1/4 cup Caesar dressing
1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano (grated)
fresh ground pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Toss everything in a large bowl.

Caesar Dressing (with Egg Yolk)

Ingredients:
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
4 anchovy fillets (chopped)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice (or white wine vinegar)
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 large egg yolk
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions:
1. Mix everything in a bowl.

Caesar Dressing (with mayonnaise)

Ingredients:
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
4 anchovy fillets (chopped)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice (or white wine vinegar)
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions:
1. Mix everything in a bowl.