East Texas Gourmands

East Texas Gourmands
This blog was created for 8 generous patrons of the Texas Shakespeare Festival that is held in Kilgore Texas and celebrating its 25th season. The patrons combined their love of theater and food by purchasing cooking lessons at a benefit for the festival. Recipes and photographs from the lessons will be placed on this blog. Sit back with a good glass of wine and have a feast with your eyes. Bon Appetite - or as we say in East Texas - Lezz Eat!

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Classic Caesar Salad

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Dressing
¾ cup olive oil3 cloves garlic, smashed¼ cup vinegar (can use a mixture, like ½ balsamic and ½ red wine)Juice from ½ a lemon½ can of anchove filets (3 or 4 filets)1 teaspoon of whole grain mustard½ teaspoon of saltA couple grinds of pepper
The Lettuce
2 Heads of Romaine, outer leaves discarded, inner leaves washed and chopped or torn into large pieces.
The Cheese
Reggiano Parmesano……shaved over the salad
Croutons
Your choice….best with homemade croutons made from thinly sliced bread, brushed with garlic butter and toasted in a 400 degree oven

The Salad
Microwave the garlic and the oil for one minute on high.
Put the lemon juice, vinegar, anchovies and mustard in a food processor. With the processor running, slowly pour in the oil. Add salt and pepper. If the taste is too strong for your liking, add a little water, and then more oil. Toss romaine with dressing, then add shaved parmesan and croutons……Bon appétit.

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