Classic Caesar Salad – Joy of Cooking
Times have changed, but the Joy of Cooking recipe for Caesar Salad remains the very best.
The problem is that “times have changed” and the iconic Joy of Cooking is not well known in the digital age. I just Googled the search terms Joy of Cooking Caesar Salad, but there were no links to the authentic cookbook or the author’s family who carry on the Joy name. Hopefully Irma Rombauer’s kin will publish her original recipe and give it the credit it so greatly deserves. My father, Robert Bredimus, had a well-worn copy of the Joy of Cooking in our kitchen in Oakland NJ.
Meanwhile, here is our version of this heavenly salad:
P.S. We also like the restaurant version prepared table side at Assagios in Kailua, Hawaii.
CAESAR SALAD JOY OF COOKING RECIPE
YIELD: 6 Servings
PREP: 15 mins
Romain lettuce with a garlicky dressing and croutons.
INGREDIENTS
2 Heads Romaine Lettuce Chilled and torn
1 Cup Bread Cubes Toasted with butter and herbs
1/2 Cup extra virgin olive oil
3 Cloves garlic minced
1 Whole Egg Slightly cooked
1 1/2 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper Fresh Ground
5 Filets Anchovy finely chopped
1 Teaspoon Dijon Mustard
3 Tablespoons Vinegar Red Wine
3 Drops Worcestershire Sauce
1 Whole Lemon Juiced and strained
3 Tablespoons Parmesan Cheese Freshly Grated
INSTRUCTIONS
Wash the lettuce separating all leaves. Wrap in paper towels and place in the coldest part of your fridge or briefly place in your freezer.
Boil 1 cup of water in your microwave or on the stove. Using a spoon, lower 1 room temperature egg into the water. Let it sit in the water off the heat for 5 minutes. Cut the egg in half and spoon into a mixing bowl or blender.
Add the remaining ingredients except the Lettuce, croutons, and cheese. Whisk or blend the mixture until creamy.
Tear the Romaine leaves into bite size pieces. Toss with the dressing and croutons. Sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese and add Freshly Ground Black Paper to taste.
CUISINE: American
COURSE: Salad
SKILL LEVEL: Moderate
Hi. This is Megan from the Joy of Cooking. We now have an app for iPad (iPhone soon to come). We don’t publish most of our recipes online because we’re a small family business and can’t afford to give away our intellectual property. You can find info about the app here: http://www.joyofcookingapp.com and you can check out our website here: http://www.joyofcooking.com –no plain caesar salad on the site, but we do have a darn delicious version of it that we made with kale and radishes. Enjoy!
Hi Megan: Thanks so much for replying to my remembrance of your family’s incredible Caesar Salad recipe. Good luck with your apps and your family business.
Thanks! We’re really happy that you love the caesar salad recipe! Cheers.
Your joy of cooking caeser salad recipe is not the original. The original one was on page 80 and asked the reader to put thinly sliced garlic cloves into olive oil 24 hours prior. I wish I still had that book
You are 100% correct. I remember as well. Wish I still had my book. It’s funny, I started soaking my garlic this time 24 hours ago…
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Thank you for posting this recipe. I have been making the same Caesar salad for almost 30 years thank you to the joy of cooking. It’s our go to every Christmas and everyone loves it. I still have my joy of cooking bookBut I like to have a copy online because I usually work from my laptop in the kitchen. Thank you again. I tell people that I have a cookbook that has a recipe for Beavertail and no one believes me until I showed them my joy of cooking.