Caesar Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/8 cup lemon juice (this amount has been reduced effective nov5/08 due to reviews. thanks everyone)
• 3 dashes worcestershire sauce
• 2 drops tabasco sauce
• 2 -3 fresh minced garlic cloves
• 2 -3 inches anchovy paste (right from the tube)
• 1/8 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup virgin olive oil (fresher the better)
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• clean and torn romaine leaf
• crispy bacon bits
• crouton

Recipe

• 1 in a blender, whiz up first 6 ingredients then slowly drizzle olive oil in while blender is still running to make a creamy emulsion.
• 2 some people like to add an egg yolk at this time, but that is up to you.
• 3 chill dressing in blender carafe for at least 20 minutes to 1 hour. whiz up to mix again and taste and make any adjustments.
• 4 assemble torn lettuce and coutons and bacon in very large bowl.
• 5 then adding dressing a bit at a time and tossing until coated.
• 6 present with a little more cheese and pepper if desired.
• 7 my secret touch: i cube and toast any left over bread like sourdough, pumpernickle, italian - about 1 inch cubes.
• 8 i put in the oven and toast on a cookie sheet.
• 9 after i fry my bacon bits,, i reserve a tablespoon of bacon drippings in the frypan and add another tablespoon or so of butter and a little seasoning salt.
• 10 i toss the toasted bread cubes in the yummy drippings, right in the same pan as the bacon was made in and let cool a bit before tossing on salad -- these are buttery and yummy.
• 11 this step can be made ahead. sinfull.
• 12 your heart will thank you lol.