Caesar salad

History of the Caesar Salad recipe: The original mouth watering Caesar Salad is a very celebrated and traditional salad starter. Due to the ingredients and the unusual method of tossing, Caesar salad is often termed as the ‘king’ of salads. Caesar salad has a beautiful story to its origin. On July 4, a group of Hollywood stars came down to eat at Caesars Restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico, which was a favorite eating spot of the Hollywood actors, way back in 1924. Caesar Cardini who was the chef and owner of the place found that his kitchen supplies had depleted and after giving the matter a serious thought he decided that he would make do with whatever he had. He threw in everything he laid his hands on, added his special salad tossing ability and voila! The Caesar Salad was born.

Caesar salad had many popular beliefs attached to it. Some believed that the original Salad recipe did not have anchovies and the slight anchovy flavor was the Worcestershire sauce used. However, most modern recipes now use anchovies in them. Anchovies are used either in the form of chopped fillets or paste. Caesar salad is very popular at Italian and Mexican restaurants and these restaurants have introduced many variations. Some recipes include mustard, tomato, bacon, avocado and garlic cloves, in addition to the original ingredients. Some others add a topping of grilled chicken to the salad or grilled shrimp or salmon, to make a more filling salad.

Cardini Caesar Salad Dressing: Bottled Cardini Caesar Salad is one of the most popular salad dressings used the world over. With its distinct and different creamy flavor, Caesar Salad dressing is specially created to compliment any salad, Italian or Asian. The Caesar salad dressing also has a very interesting story attached to its origin. Owing to the instant popularity of the Caesar salad, the Cardini family licensed the original recipe immediately and then bottled the dressing, in order to help people recreate the original salad recipe time and again in their own kitchens and without much fuss.

There are a number of flavors of Caesar Salad Dressing available in all major supermarkets and food malls across the world. The most popular versions of Cardini’s Salad dressing available in the market include:
- Cardini’s original Caesar dressing
- Cardini’s Aged Parmesan for American Caesar Salads
- Cardini’s Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing
- Cardini’s Italian Dressing with Blue Cheese
- Cardini’s Italian Dressing
- Cardini’s Roasted Asian Dressing
- Cardini’s Roasted Garlic Dressing
- Cardini’s Fat Free Dressing
- Cardini’s Light Caesar Dressing.

Chicken Caesar Salad recipe: For ages, the Chicken Caesar Salad recipe has been a part of the traditional courses served. A traditional Chicken Caesar Salad recipe is given below:

Ingredients-
6 ounces chicken tenders.
¼ cup Caesar Salad Dressing plus an additional spoonful while cooking the chicken.
Black Pepper (divided)
4 cups of prepared Italian salad mix (preferably romaine and radicchio)
½ cup croutons prepared and divided
2 tablespoons of grated fresh Parmesan cheese

Preparation-
- Cut the chicken tenders in half, first lengthwise and then crosswise.
- Heat a tablespoon of Caesar Salad Dressing in a large nonstick skillet.
- Add chicken to the heated dressing and cook on medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes.
- After removing the chicken from the skillet, sprinkle pepper and let the chicken cool.
- Finally, blend the salad mix with the croutons, the remaining ¼ cup of dressing and Parmesan cheese in a serving bowl and toss.
- Garnish it with more chicken and croutons.

Calorie in Caesar salad: The Caesar Salad has always been regarded safe by health conscious people and even dieticians, in terms of calorie consumption. The total calories in a Caesar Salad serving for 6 are 210. The total fat is 11g, sodium 430 mg, cholesterol 20 mg and carbohydrates 16g.