Dairy Farmers of Canada

Caesar Salad

This is the Caesar Salad recipe.

  • Prep: 15 min
  • Cooking: 10 min - 15 min
Yields 5 servings
caesar salad

Ingredients

  • Homemade croutons
  • 2 to 3 slices whole wheat bread
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) paprika
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) Canadian Parmesan Cheese grated
  • Caesar Dressing
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) capers
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) Dijon mustard
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp (45 mL) olive oil
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) Canadian Parmesan Cheese grated
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) plain yogurt
  • 1/2 medium romaine lettuce
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Preparation

Homemade croutons

Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Cut bread slices into cubes. Combine all other ingredients in a big bowl. Add bread cubes and toss to coat. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until bread is dry. Let cool and set aside.

Caesar Dressing

Finely mince garlic and capers. In a small bowl, whisk Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, lemon juice, garlic and capers. Gradually whisk in oil in a thin stream until mixture is creamy. Beat in Parmesan and yogurt at the end of the recipe.

Caesar Salad

In a big bowl, combine torn romaine lettuce leaves with croutons and dressing and toss to coat. Serve.

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Nutritional information

Per serving
Energy: 169 Calories
Protein: 3 g
Carbohydrate: 8 g
Fat: 15 g
Fibre: 2.3 g
Sodium: 187 mg

Top 5 Nutrients

(% DV*)
Calcium: 4 % / 47 mg
Folate: 42 %
Magnesium: 8 %
Vitamin A: 19 %
Vitamin C: 26 %