A Caesar salad has romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, egg, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper. It may be prepared tableside. Wikipedia.
Continuing healthy eating I wanted to make Caesar’s salad for the first time.
After reading in the internet 6 – 7 recipes I got an idea how it is made and kept the most important ingredients but made a new recipe, using ingredients we like and the way I thought was easier and more practical to make.
I read that anchovies were not originally added to the salad so I didn’t worry not having any at home. I also left out the eggs and the mayonnaise, to make it even lighter. Although I had parmesan, I also left that out as well.
Finally, as this was going to be a main dish, I used two whole chicken breasts with the skin, which I washed and seasoned, however, you may also use leftover roasted chicken breasts.
As I said, I had some leftover salad dressing and put it in the refrigerator. I also had some leftover smoked salmon filling which I used to fill the vols au vent, so I decided to combine both these to make a salmon salad. When making one of the recipes I posted the other day, I had some unused salmon fillet which I put in the deep freezer so I thawed it and I used the dressing to marinate the fillet.
All I did was to leave it to marinate for about 1 hour and then I grilled the fillet for 5 minutes on each side. I then flaked the salmon with a fork and mixed in the smoked salmon filling.
This salad was made for my friend Divya, of Chitra Amma’s Kitchen, who is hosting the event The Kitchen Masterpiece. However, when I was about to send “my masterpiece????” to the event I noticed that the entries should be vegetarian.
For personal reasons the recipe has been removed. If you would like the recipe I would gladly send it to you by e-mail. You may contact me through the contact page which you will find on top of the header.
I am sending both recipes to Lore, of Culinarty for her event Original Recipes.
Tags: Caesar's, Chicken, Food events, Poultry, Salads
February 12th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Your version of this classic looks delicious! A wonderful salad!
Cheers,
Rosa
February 12th, 2009 at 9:36 am
YUM Ivy. I think I can make this. What a wonderful salad. Caesar’s gonna be thrilled at the fresh new take on this. i make my croutons just the same way, only that I cut up the bread first.Loved the personalised bit on this…just like a salad bar!
February 12th, 2009 at 10:05 am
I can’t believe you managed to shape it so beautifully without a fish mold, BRAVO! The beets are also a nice touch, love that
The Caesar salad looks delish too, I can only imagine the crunch levels you get from it: the one from the tender lettuce leaves and the second one from the croutons.
Thank for sharing both dished with the Original Recipes Round-Up!
February 12th, 2009 at 10:51 am
i really like a good chicken cesar. this looks lovely!
February 12th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
That does look like a fish! Very creative my friend. I have never made Cesar Salad at home, but when the summer comes I will try your recipe.
February 12th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I see that you started soon with the bikini operation ;D. I must start myself eating less than I do and exercising more… why are these things so hard?
I love your version of the salad and particularly the fact that everybody chooses its own
Give me this salad, the salmon and good company and I’m in heaven!!!
February 12th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Love the salmon salad!
February 12th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Wowo that is indeed a very healthy looking cesar salade.
February 12th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I love the salmon salad! So artistic!!!
February 12th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
I love your reinvention!! It looks so fresh and delicious. You put the leftover dressing to good use too!
February 12th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Both salads sound delicious! I made a salmon dip two weeks ago for a dinner party and although I thought it was pretty good, I had a lot left over so I can’t imagine my guests enjoyed it as much as I did.
The flavors in your salmon salad sound much better however and I will definitely try this some time. Thanks!
February 13th, 2009 at 2:23 am
i love the way how you use the left-over dressing, so creative… and the salad, just perfect…
February 13th, 2009 at 7:11 am
I’m not exactly sure when you find the time to do all this but both the salad and the fish look spectacular. I like that you made a lighter version of caesar salad - I usually avoid it because of the fat - this could work for me.
February 13th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Both of these dishes would find their way to my dinner table Sis. Light is just about right this time of the year, but I have been attending too many blogging events for that:D
February 14th, 2009 at 1:54 am
Ivy, haven’t been to your blog for quite some time. Lovely recipes. I am very interested in salmon salad. Looks so creative:)
February 14th, 2009 at 5:48 am
This is an excellent salad Ivy!
February 14th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Ivy, this salad looks wonderful and I love salmon!
Maria
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February 14th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Often, chicken gets topped on a Caesar salad to make it a meal but the salmon works well. Love the fish at the end!