Angie's Legendary Caesar Salad
Recipe
Summary
This salad is the true classic version, no white creamy restaurant style dressing here. This will serve four people as a main (with some protein) or more as a starter... But no matter how many or few people I make this salad for, it always gets fini
Ingredients
3 cloves Garlic4 Anchovy Fillet
1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
1 Tablespoon Freshly Ground Pepper
1 big squeeze Lemon Juice
1 Teaspoon Dijon Mustard
1 large Egg Yolk
1/3 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 heads Romaine Lettuce
1 cup (grated) Parmigiano Reggiano
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
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Directions
- You're going to want to prep all of your ingredients first- Peel and set aside three cloves of garlic
- Grind your pepper! It tastes SO much better!
- Separate your egg, discarding the white.
- Grate your Parmesan... quality counts for this recipe, so using good stuff rather than pre-ground cheapo stuff will really help the recipe.
- Wash and dry your lettuce, discarding the outer leaves. Chop or tear into bite-sized pieces.
- Now it's time to make the salad! Chop together your garlic, anchovies, and coarse salt. Chop them as they come together, and once it seems manageable, switch to a fork to really mash the ingredients together into a paste.
- Transfer the paste to your wooden salad bowl, and add the Dijon, egg yolk, pepper, lemon, and, the ingredient I forgot in the video, the Worcestershire sauce.
- Whisk it all together, and once incorporated, slowly whisk in your oil.
- Add your lettuce to the bowl, and toss to coat. Add your parmesan and your croutons and enjoy!
Recipe Story
I found this recipe online a few years ago, and have tweaked it to what I think is perfection.
While filming, I realized I totally forgot about Worcestershire sauce, I added a tsp before we ate it!

I make a very similar recipe, and to deal with the raw egg, I add that directly to the salad when I add the dressing and then immediately toss it all together. Very similar to Martha's comment, I prepare the dressing in the morning, and then let it sit in the fridge for the day.
I make the same recipe and don't use the egg, it does nothing for flavour, you can whip the dressing enough to get a good a texture.