Blue Cheese Ceasar
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September 28, 2023
Salads
Blue Cheese Caesar Salad
Cold greens and dressing on a warm, crunchy crust. Who could resist?
You can make the dish more substantial with the addition of grilled chicken or shrimp.
Blue Cheese Ceasar
Ingredients
- Serves: Serves 6
- 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- Dash Worcestershire sauce
- 6 anchovy fillets (if watching salt intake, rinse and pat dry with papertowels)
- Pinch freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup pure olive oil
- About 1/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola or other blue cheese
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 12 cups loosely packed torn romaine lettuce (about 2 heads)
- 3/4 pound cooked, shredded chicken or cooked, peeled shrimp (optional)
- 6 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for garnish
- Crumbled Gorgonzola cheese or other blue cheese for garnish
- Directions
- Put the vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, egg yolk, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, anchovies, and pepper in a blender and blend until well mixed. With the machine running, add the olive oil, at first by drops and then, as the mixture emulsifies, in a thin, steady stream until all the oil is incorporated. Pulse in the Gorgonzola to taste (the riper the cheese, the less you will need) and the Parmesan. Scrape into a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until needed. You should have about 1 1/3 cups. (The dressing keeps, refrigerated, for 2 to 3 days.)
- Put the lettuce in a bowl with the chicken or shrimp, if using. Pour the dressing over and toss well.
- Serve over warm garlic crusty bread.