Homemade Chicken Caesar Salad

• 2 grilled chicken breasts
• 1 romaine lettuce
• 60g grated parmesan
• Homemade croutons
• Caesar Sauce: mayonnaise, anchovies, garlic, lemon, worcestershire

👨‍🍳 Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Prepare the croutons: cut bread into cubes, season with oil, garlic, and salt, and bake at 180°C for 10 minutes.

2. 2

   For the Caesar sauce: mix crushed anchovies, garlic, mustard, lemon juice, egg yolk, and parmesan.

3. 3

   Add olive oil slowly while beating until emulsified. Adjust salt and pepper.

4. 4

   Season the chicken breasts and cook them on the grill until they are well browned. Let rest.

5. 5

   Cut the chicken into strips or cubes.

6. 6

   Chop the romaine lettuce into large pieces and place it in a large bowl.

7. 7

   Add the Caesar sauce and stir to coat the leaves well.

8. 8

   Serve with the chicken, croutons, shaved parmesan, and freshly ground black pepper.

💡 Chef's tip

The original Caesar uses real anchovy fillets, not paste. Two fillets crushed with garlic in a mortar create the umami base that makes this dressing unlike anything else.

📝 Our take

The original Caesar dressing contains no mayonnaise — it's anchovies, garlic, lemon, mustard, and egg yolk emulsified in oil. The restaurant version and the supermarket bottle bear no resemblance to the real thing. With well-seasoned grilled chicken, homemade croutons, and roughly grated Parmesan, this becomes a proper main course.

🍷 Wine & food pairing

An oaked Chardonnay from Burgundy or a Rioja Blanco. The richness of the Caesar dressing needs a wine with body. A cold lager also works very well.