Caesar sauce is used as a dressing for the salad of the same name.salad, which is one of the most popular and well-known dishes. It was created by the Italian Caesar Cordini in 1924. In the classic version, the salad is prepared from wheat croutons, lettuce leaves, grated Parmesan and seasoned with eggs beaten with olive oil with the addition of garlic, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. In this form, the salad turns out light and serves as a basis for preparing other varieties: boiled eggs, chicken, fish, shrimp, bacon and other high-calorie ingredients are added to it. It is believed that the secret of the originality of the salad lies in the sauce. It is this that gives it an extraordinary aroma and rich taste. There are many recipes for preparing the dressing, as well as varieties of Caesar salad. The classic sauce is easy to prepare even at home, but it contains one component that is not easy to find on the shelves of modern stores. Therefore, housewives invent their own recipes for dressing for Caesar salad. Their taste, of course, differs from the original, but at the same time adds novelty and variety. A rare ingredient is Worcestershire sauce (other names are Worcestershire and Worcestershire). Its homeland is England. The sauce has a specific sour-spicy taste, prepared on the basis of anchovies, sugar and vinegar. In addition, the recipe includes more than a dozen more components, including ginger, curry, tamarind, onion, garlic, chili pepper. The technology of preparing the sauce is quite complex and lengthy and takes more than two weeks. In this regard, it is preferable to buy it ready-made, And although you will have to spend a lot of time and effort on searching, the reward will be a sauce prepared according to the original recipe, which will give the Caesar salad a unique taste.
The recipe for the classic Caesar sauce
- 1 egg (raw).
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (preferably cold pressed).
- 1/2 part of lemon.
- 0.5 teaspoon Worcester sauce.
Preparation of the dressing should begin with boilingeggs in a special way. To do this, boil water in a saucepan, reduce the heat and put the egg in boiling water for 1 minute. It is recommended to pierce the shell with a needle from the blunt end beforehand. It is believed that eggs boiled in this way and then cooled at room temperature for at least 10 minutes acquire special qualities, thereby providing an exquisite taste of the salad. It is important that the eggs are not cold before use, but must be warmed to room temperature. After this, break the egg into a cup (while carefully scraping the white from the walls of the shell) and mix with lemon juice. Then beat well with a blender or whisk. Then add the required amount of Worcestershire sauce and beat again, simultaneously pouring in olive oil in a thin stream. The mass should be homogeneous and have the consistency of liquid sour cream. It should be noted that with proper preparation of the sauce, its volume should increase by 1.5 times. The salad dressing can be stored in the refrigerator if necessary for no more than a day. In its classic form, Caesar salad is rarely prepared, just like the salad. This recipe can be considered the basis for preparing other sauce options. You can experiment by adding or replacing ingredients to your taste. For example, if you replace Worcestershire sauce with mustard and add a little Parmesan cheese, you will get a completely different, but no less delicious sauce that goes well with Caesar salad with chicken. Below is a recipe for such a dressing.
The recipe for Caesar sauce with mustard
You will need the following ingredients:
- 2 eggs,
- juice of half a lemon,
- Parmesan cheese - 2 tablespoons,
- 1/2 cup olive oil,
- 2 teaspoons of mustard (preferably Dijon),
- 2 cloves garlic.
Eggs prepared as described in the previousrecipe, break into a bowl, add lemon juice and beat. Grate the cheese on a fine grater, pour into the mixture and stir. Put mustard and chopped garlic, beat everything well, adding olive oil. It is important that the mustard is necessarily sweet and does not have a sharp taste and bitterness. A variation of this recipe is the addition of 50 ml of dry white wine and the use of only raw egg yolks. In addition, you can add salt, pepper and various spices to taste. A very popular dressing recipe includes anchovies. They are believed to give the flavor that appears in the dressing when Worcestershire sauce is added.
Recipe for refueling with anchovies
The following products are needed:
- Yolks 2 eggs (uncooked).
- Olive oil - 4 tablespoons.
- 1 teaspoon of mustard.
- 1-2 cloves of garlic.
- 1 lemon.
- 2 canned anchovies.
To prepare the dressing, add the yolks, mustard andMix the chopped garlic (you can use a blender), add anchovies and lemon juice. Mix everything well and slowly add the oil to the sauce, whisking until smooth. This dressing goes best with Caesar salad made with shrimp, salmon or pink salmon. The following recipe makes a delicious sauce:
- Crude yolk 1 eggs.
- Capers - 1 tablespoon.
- Anchovies - 2-3 pieces.
- Garlic — 1 clove.
- 2 teaspoons of mustard.
- 1/2 cup vegetable and olive oil.
Place garlic, anchovies and capers in a bowl,add the yolk and beat until smooth. Add mustard and mix thoroughly again. Separately mix olive and vegetable oils and pour in a thin stream, stirring constantly, to the sauce. Let the salad sit for at least 15 minutes before dressing.
Caesar Honey Sauce
Almost any salad option will go well with a sauce prepared with the addition of honey. For it you will need the following products:
- 2 eggs.
- 1/2 lemon.
- 1 teaspoon of honey.
- 50 ml of olive oil.
- 1 teaspoon of mustard.
- 1 clove of garlic.
- Salt - to taste.
Eggs should be pre-boiled in a special waythe method described in the recipe for making a classic sauce. Then place them in a bowl and beat with lemon juice. After that, add all the ingredients according to the recipe, except for the oil, and mix. At the end, slowly add olive oil, then bring the mass to the desired consistency. You can diversify the recipe and get a richer taste by adding anchovies and capers. It is allowed to use raw egg yolks, which somewhat simplifies the cooking process. Caesar salad can be called a universal dish. By preparing it from the main ingredients, but changing the dressing, you can get unexpected and unique flavor combinations. You cannot ignore the recipes for sauce prepared on the basis of products that are almost always at hand for the housewife - this is sour cream and mayonnaise. Dressing based on them has a delicate, rich taste.
Sauces for Caesar salad based on mayonnaise and sour cream
A variation of the sauce based on mayonnaise. Ingredients for preparation:
- Parmesan cheese — 50 g.
- Mayonnaise - 150 g.
- Anchovies - 1 tablespoon.
- 1 clove of garlic.
- Juice 1/2 lemon.
Grate the cheese on a fine grater and combine withmayonnaise. Add lemon juice and mix. Then add chopped garlic and anchovies, grind the mixture with a blender until smooth. Dressing based on sour cream has a more neutral taste and is recommended for those who do not like sour and spicy. For it you will need:
- Sour cream 20% fat - 1 cup.
- 1 teaspoon sweet mustard.
- 1 clove of garlic.
- Pickled cucumbers - 2 pcs.
Add finely chopped garlic to the sour cream andmustard. Pre-grind the cucumbers in a blender, add to the other ingredients and mix well. Pickled vegetables add a slight spiciness and piquancy. And finally, the easiest to prepare dressing for Caesar salad. Necessary ingredients:
- 100 g of mayonnaise.
- Juice of half a lemon.
- 1 clove of garlic.
- 1 tablespoon mustard.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Mix mayonnaise and lemon juice, add salt andpepper to taste, then add chopped garlic and mustard. Mix until smooth and season the dish. The presented recipes for Caesar salad dressings are the most popular and favorite. But you can always fantasize and invent your own to your taste.
