Some of the history of salad
In 1924 many American wealthybusinessmen and Hollywood stars went to Mexico to celebrate the main holiday of their country - the US Independence Day. Since in the Cardini restaurant there were no problems with alcohol, its establishment was crowded with visitors. But with the products the situation was bad - they almost ended. Then Кардини, having shown culinary uptake, prepared a salad from the remained components. He laid on the garlic-rubbed plate salad leaves, sprinkled them with olive oil and lemon juice, added boiled eggs, parmesan, cooked toast and Worcester sauce. All the products are mixed and served on the table. This dish was fond of Americans, and in 1953 Caesar salad was named the best culinary recipe that has appeared in America for the last 50 years. 
The classic recipe for "Caesar"
To prepare a Caesar salad according to a classic recipe, you will need the following products:
- head of lettuce "Iceberg" or salad "Roman". You should know that the "Iceberg" is sweet and does not have a strong taste, and "Romain" is more tart and spicy;
- 40 g or 2 tbsp. spoonful of grated cheese "Parmesan";
- egg;
- 100 g of a loaf or white bread;
- 300 g chicken fillet (optional);
- olive oil;
- clove of garlic;
- lemon;
- Worcester sauce, its other name is Worchester;
- black pepper, salt.
It is necessary to thoroughly wash the leaves of the lettuce anddry them. Then you should prepare the croutons, that is, the croutons. To do this, take white bread or a loaf, cut off the crust, and what remains is cut into cubes with a side of 1 cm. Soak the sliced bread in a preheated oven until it is browned, but no more than 10 minutes. Do not forget to turn the croutons in the oven several times. Prepare a dressing for toast: crush the clove of young garlic, add a spoonful of olive oil to it and warm it up. After a while, put the croutons in the mixture, stir well and take them out on a plate. Prepare a dressing for salad Correctly cooked sauce is the basis of a delicious Caesar salad. The sauce is prepared in this way according to the classic recipe. Pour the egg, add crushed garlic, 2-3 drops of Worcestershire sauce, cheese, mix the ingredients. You can use a food processor or a blender. In a thin trickle pour a little olive oil into the sauce. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon and add to the dressing. Estimate the sauce: it should not be too thick, if necessary, dilute it with boiled water. Add salt and black ground pepper to your taste. To add a piquant taste to the sauce, you can add anchovy fillet. Anchovies do not necessarily grind, you can put them on top of the prepared salad. Cooked Caesar dish with garlic. Tear your hands washed and dried leaves of lettuce and put on a dish. Stir the salad with the sauce, sprinkle with croutons and grated Parmesan cheese. In the classic "Caesar" cooked in this way, you can add chicken. Slice small pieces of chicken fillet, fry in oil with garlic and add to the salad. 
Secrets and tips for preparing salad "Caesar"
- To make the salad crunchy, place it for 15 minutes in ice water. Water can be taken in the refrigerator or cooled on the balcony in the winter season.
- Egg for sauce is better not to use raw, andcooked according to this recipe: gently pierce it from the blunt end and drop it for exactly one minute into freshly boiled, but not boiling water. Then the egg should be cooled. But for cooking in this way only an egg of room temperature, which you need to get out of the refrigerator first.
- If you did not find a Worcester sauce, replace it with mustard.
- If you want the chicken in the salad to be not toasted, but soft and tender, marinate it in a spoonful of soy sauce.
- The most delicious are the toasts from the underfed, and after the dried baguette.
- If you use anchovies for a sauce, take them only in oil without any additives.
- Any salads in which there are leaves should be mixed with two spoons. This is necessary so as not to damage the structure of the leaves.
- Caesar salad should be done immediately before serving, but you can prepare the sauce for a classic recipe. It can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 days.
- All blended ingredients of the dish should be cold.
- "Caesar" can be decorated with four-piece eggs, cherry tomatoes, anchovies or olives.
