Caesar salad sounds as though it is suited for royalty, yet can be found at many restaurants and picked up at famous takeaway chains.
Ingredients
- 3 slices German rye bread
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 little gem lettuces, leaves separated
- 50g fresh Parmesan
- 6 tbsp caesar salad dressing
Method
- 1. Before your friends arrive, make the croutons for the salad. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6. Cut the crusts off the bread, then cut the bread into pieces. Put into a roasting tin, sprinkle with the garlic, olive oil and a little sea salt, and mix together. Cook for 10 minutes. Cool and put into a sealed container until you need them.
- 2. Put the lettuce into a colander and rinse under cold running water. Shake dry, then put into a sealed container and chill until needed.
- 3. Take a bowl and put in a handful of lettuce leaves (tearing any large leaves). Sprinkle with the croutons.
- 4. Drag a vegetable peeler over the Parmesan and let a few shavings fall into your salad. Drizzle over some caesar salad dressing and eat.