Ceasar Salad is undoubtedly the most popular of all the salads. Hence, the name fitted for royalty. It has gained popular acceptance mainly because it has the taste and texture you can actually enjoy. In other words, it does not taste like most healthy food should. Listed below are two amazing recipes and takes on the well-loved salad.



CEASAR SALAD (From Recipe Source.com)

4 ounces anchovies

3 tablespoons Dijon mustard

2 ounces garlic -- chopped

4 egg yolks

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 cup Parmesan cheese

1 quart olive oil

1 teaspoon black pepper

salt -- to taste

12 cups Romaine lettuce

croutons -- seasonings in recipe

STEP ONE: Prepare Croutons (Optional)

Cut a loaf of stale bread into 1/4-inch cubes. Season with melted butter, thyme, basil, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper. Bake until crisp.

STEP TWO: Prepare Caesar Salad Dressing

In a large bowl, grind anchovies to a paste-like consistency. Stir in all remaining ingredients except Romaine lettuce.

STEP THREE:

Tear Romaine lettuce into large pieces and place in large bowl. Pour salad dressing over lettuce and toss salad. Serve immediately.

CEASAR SALAD WITH LEMONGRASS-SKWERED SHIMPS AND SCALLOPS (From Recipe Link.com)

CAESAR DRESSING:

1 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, preferably Reggiano

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

2 teaspoons minced garlic

2 anchovy fillets, finely chopped (about 1 teaspoon)

1/8 teaspoon ground pepper

About 1/3 cup water for thinning

16 large shrimp (about 1 pound), peeled and deveined (tails on)

1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons olive oil

16 medium sea scallops (about 1 pound), muscles removed

3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

8 stalks lemongrass, cut into 10- to 12-inch skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes

2 cups croutons

6 cups lightly packed mixed salad greens

6 cups lightly packed chopped hearts of romaine

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, preferably Reggiano

1.For the dressing, combine the mayonnaise, Parmesan, lemon juice, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, anchovy, and pepper in a small bowl. Whisk until well incorporated. Whisk in the water to desired consistency. Refrigerate until chilled.

2.Preheat a grill to medium high or the oven to 450 degree F. Add the shrimp with 2 teaspoons of the olive oil in a bowl. In a separate bowl, gently toss the scallops with the remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Season the shrimp and scallops, on both sides, with kosher salt and pepper.

Thread 4 shrimp onto each of 4 lemongrass skewers, threading them through the head and tail so they will lie flat when cooking. Thread 4 scallops onto each of the remaining 4 lemongrass skewers, so they will also lie flat when cooking.

Cover the grill and cook for 8 minutes, rotating the skewers frequently, until the shrimp are pink and the scallops are opaque throughout. Or, place the skewers on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and bake for 8 to 10 minutes on the top rack of the oven.

3.Toss the croutons in a bowl with about 1/4-cup of the dressing. Add the greens and lettuce and Parmesan cheese. Add about 1/2-cup dressing. Season with more kosher salt and pepper to taste, if necessary. Divide among 4 serving plates. Criss-cross 2 seafood skewers on top of each salad portion.

4.The dressing can be made up to 1-week in advance and refrigerated. The seafood can be grilled or baked up to 8 hours in advance and refrigerated. (If precooked, be sure to cook the seafood on the rare side so as not to overcook it when reheated.) Reheat in a preheated 350-degree F oven, covered with aluminum foil, for about 5 minutes.

Egg Salad

Everybody loves eggs. We commonly meet them at breakfast table either scrambled or fried. However, these are actually tasty salad staples as well. Egg salad recipes are probably one of the easiest salads to make. Not only can it be served as is, but it can also be used as a sandwich filling. Below you will find recipes compiled from different sources. You may want to try one or two at home. Don't worry if you don't get to finish them, these salads can still make it to tomorrows sandwich. Now, enough said. Gab your things and let's start whisking.

CHUNKY EGG SALAD

serves 4

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 Tablespoon cider vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup minced onion

1/2 teaspoon Worchestershire sauce or

1 teaspoon of prepared mustard

1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper

6 hard-cooked eggs

1 cup thin sliced celery

2 Tablespoons minced green pepper or red or green hamburger relish

sliced tomatoes or whole tomato

parsley for garnish

In a medium bowl, stir mayonnaise and next five ingredients until well mixed. Cut eggs into chunks or dice, as you prefer. Add eggs, celery, add green pepper or relish to mayonnaise mixture. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate till well chilled.

To Serve: Spoon mixture on tomato slices or into whole tomato. If using whole tomato, either cut off top and spoon out some of the middle, set on shredded lettuce and loosely fill with egg salad, or cut tomato into 8 wedges but do not cut all the way down, so that the tomato wedges will stay connected.

Garden Egg Salad Bowl

Makes 4 servings

6 tbsp. mayonnaise

1 tsp. prepared mustard

1/4 tsp. lemon pepper seasoning

1/8 tsp. salt

1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed

1/2 cup thinly sliced cauliflower

1/2 cup sliced mushrooms

1/2 cup diced celery

1/2 cup quartered and sliced zucchini

2 tsp. dried chives

3 hard boiled eggs, coarsely chopped

Spinach leaves

Paprika

4 oz. cut julienne Swiss cheese

Tomato wedges

Pimiento-stuffed olives

In a medium bowl, stir together mayonnaise, mustard, lemon-pepper seasoning and salt. Stir in peas, cauliflower, mushrooms, celery, zucchini and chives. Gently stir in eggs. Line salad bowls with spinach. Spoon in egg salad. Sprinkle with paprika. Garnish with Swiss cheese, tomato and olives.

Note: If desired, egg salad can be spooned into a tomato cup and placed on a bed of spinach.