Classic Caesar Salad

According to his daughter Rosa, Caesar Cardini invented the salad in 1924 in Tijuana, where he had opened a restaurant to attract Americans clients frustrated by Prohibition. It is believed that on the busy weekend of July 4th, Cardini’s kitchen began to run short of ingredients and that he threw together some leftovers, including romaine lettuce, olive oil, raw egg, garlic, Parmesan cheese and Worcestershire sauce, to create a salad. Like many other dishes born from constraints, or from genuine mistakes made following a recipe (hello, tarte tatin), this impromptu concoction encountered a stellar success. From Food & Wine

Dressing ingredients: anchovy fillets, garlic, salt, egg yolks, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, extra virgin olive oil, vegetable oil, Parmesan cheese, black pepper.

Crouton ingredients: bread, extra virgin olive oil.

Salad ingredients: romaine hearts, Parmesan cheese.