Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Adventure FOOD: True Caesar Salad: Cookbook Submissions "Over the Years" - Workplace: The Swain School - 1989


I was the Preschool and Lower School Director at The Swain School from September, 1987 - June, 2008


Food / Cooking being a Passion of mine…..
For the School's 60th Anniversary, I volunteered my time to compiling an Anniversary Cookbook!

To this day…. People still comment to me about how they refer to it for some favorites!


The cookbook is out-of-print so….

I will be sharing some of the recipes on this blog that I / our family submitted and...
some of our favorites from our Swain friends!




Submitted by The Lipsky Family: "TRUE" CAESAR SALAD*

created by Caesar Cardini at Caesar's Hotel in Tijuana, Mexico in 1924


  • 2 heads of romaine, washed, dried
  • and refrigerated at least 8 hours
  • 3/4 cup garlic flavored oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
  • 1 large lemon, halved
  • 6 - 8 drops Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 coddled eggs
  • 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup croutons
  • wooden salad bowl



GARLIC FLAVORED OLIVE OIL

  • put 4-5 cloves of garlic in mixture of 1 1/2 cup olive oil and 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • cover and let set 4 -5 days - remove garlic.



CODDLED EGGS
  • bring water to a boil, add eggs.
  • Remove pan from heat - after 1 minute remove eggs from water and set aside.



CROUTONS
  • take 2 day old bread - remove crusts - cut into 25 squares.
  • Place in roasting pan and dribble with 3/4 cup garlic flavored oil, flip to coat.
  • Bake at 350 (degree oven) for 30 minutes, flipping cubes every 5 minutes.



SALAD
  • Place romaine in salad bowl and toss with 1/2 cup oil (using a waving motion).
  • Add salt and pepper, toss again.
  • Add lemons, Worcestershire sauce, break eggs over salad, add remaining 1/4 cup oil and cheese and toss again.
  • Add croutons last and toss lightly.



After gathering ingredients, make this in front of your guests at the table.
Arrange leaves on a dinner plate stem side out - this makes it easier to eat with fingers!!



*Submitted by The Lipsky Family to The Swain School - 60 Years of Traditions and Family Recipes in 1989

3 comments:

  1. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Nice post Nicole... Love it.Trying to stay on salads at least a week per month

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks so much Lena! Caesar Salads are my fave!!!!! :)

      Delete