Caesar Salad Dressing

Description: Make and share this Caesar Salad Dressing recipe from Food.com.

Ingredients:

• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 4 anchovy fillets
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (one small lemon)
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 3 dashes hot sauce (like Tabasco)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/3-1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil or 1/3-1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 heads romaine lettuce, outer leaves discarded, inner leaves washed and dried (ten-ounce heads)
• 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese or 1 cup romano cheese
• crouton (to garnish)

Steps:

1. In a large wooden bowl, using a wooden spoon, mash chopped garlic cloves to a fine paste with salt.
2. Stir in egg yolks and Dijon mustard.
3. Add anchovies, and grind to a paste.
4. Add lemon juice, Worcestershire, hot sauce and season with pepper.
5. Slowly whisk in olive/canola oil until dressing is creamy.
6. Add lettuce to bowl, and toss to coat leaves thoroughly with dressing and grated Parmesan.
7. Sprinkle croutons over salad.