No restaurant table is complete without those very necessary bottles of Tabasco® right? Hmmm… we think no kitchen cupboard is complete without at least one bottle of Tabasco®. Now that Spring/ Summer is fast approaching, with it shouldn’t come dreary attitudes about healthy food preparations. Tabasco® allows you to enjoy healthy favourites that are also delicious.
Given its flavourful palate offering, the Heirloom pepper, which is what’s used to make the famous Tabasco® Sauce allows you to get creatively adventurous in the kitchen.
Now that it’s everyone’s favourite season, we think you should turn this Tabasco® inspired salad a lunchtime or dinnertime favourite.
Caesar Salad
Created by Chef Amanda Freitag (U.S.)
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
For Dressing
3 Egg yolks
1 Heaped tbsp. Dijon mustard
3 Cloves garlic
5 Fillets anchovies, in oil, drained
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
2 Tsp TABASCO® Sauce
3 Lemons, juiced (or 80ml lemon juice)
A pinch ground black pepper
350ml Blended oil (50% olive oil- 50% canola oil)
50g Parmesan cheese, grated
For Salad
10 Cos (Romaine) lettuce hearts
150g Toasted croutons
80g Piece of Parmesan cheese
Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
Preparation
For Dressing
In a food processor, combine all ingredients except the blended oil and Parmesan cheese. Blend the ingredients until they are combined and smooth, about one minute.
Keep the food processor going and slowly add in half the oil to emulsify the dressing. Stop the machine after half of the oil has been added to make sure the mixture is thickening. Continue adding in the rest of the oil until the dressing is thick.
Add in grated Parmesan cheese and pulse to combine. Taste the dressing for seasoning; it should have a nice, sharp kick from the TABASCO® Sauce.
This recipe yields approximately 600ml dressing.
For Salad
Remove the core from the Romaine heart by cutting off the bottom piece. With your knife, split the Romaine heart in half lengthwise and then cut across to create squares of Romaine.
In a large bowl, add the chopped Romaine and dressing and massage the dressing onto the Romaine with clean hands. This is the best way to ensure the salad is dressed evenly.
Add in croutons and toss lightly.
Serving Suggestion
Pile the greens and croutons into serving bowls and grate more Parmesan cheese on top. Add a crack of black pepper from a peppermill and enjoy!
Makes 10 Servings
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