Last week, I posted the carrot cake oatmeal recipe (which seemed to be a big hit with many of you!) that is inspired by Anna’s love of Grandma’s carrot cake. One of Anna’s other “Grandma” favorites is her Caesar salad. This is a salad that Anna, my mom, my niece, Gabby, and I fight over. You will often find one of us eating the leftovers out of the serving bowl! The photo for this salad is from our picnic last week at the park. I brought leftover chicken and added it to my salad for a complete meal, and since this is not an egg or mayo based dressing, it travels well. So here is the recipe, and I hope you enjoy one of our family favorites…

Homemade Caesar Salad

-1 large head romaine, chopped
-1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
-2-3 garlic cloves (I like 3!)
-2 teaspoons anchovy paste
-1 teaspoon dry mustard
-2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
-1/4 teaspoon pepper
-1/4 cup Nutritional Yeast
-Whole grain croutons if desired

Place oil in a mason jar. On a cutting board, place anchovy paste and dry mustard into a pile. Begin to finely mince garlic in with the mustard and paste. Scrape into mason jar, add in Worcestershire sauce and pepper. Seal and shake.
In a large bowl, pour half of dressing into the bottom. Add in romaine and toss to combine. Drizzle additional dressing over top of salad and add Parmesan cheese and croutons if desired. Toss again and serve. Makes two servings in my house or about 6-8 in a “normal” household 🙂

Make extra dressing and then check out link #17 below – Caesared Brussel Sprouts – yummy!

 Now THIS is a Caesar Salad bowl!

Other recipes you will enjoy:

“A Salad For Each Week” Recipes:

1. Broccoli and White Bean Salad

2. Asian Purple Cabbage Slaw

3. Fresh and Minty Cantaloupe and Tomato Salad

4. Tangy Kale and Sweet Potato Bit Salad

5. Key Lime Corn and Black Bean Salad

6. Green Bean, Tomato, and Mozzarella Pesto Salad

7. “So Long Summer” Salad

8. Pickle Salsa

9. Gingery Broccoli and Carrot Salad

10. Mediterranean Farro Salad

11. Home Grown Kale and Pumpkin Seed Salad

12. Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Warm Chutney Dressing

13. Cranberry and Orange Quinoa Salad

14. Southwest Ranch Dressing

15. Marinated Mushrooms

16. Fajita Quinoa

17. Caesared Brussel Sprouts

18. Fresh Argentinian Salad

19. The “New Green” Salad

20. Shrimp, Strawberry, and Feta Salad with Balsamic Chia Dressing

21. Garden Fresh Tomato and Mozzarella Salad

22. Cool Zucchini, Carrot, and Radish Salad

23. Layered Greek Salad

24. Shredded Brussel Sprout Salad

25. Ginger Dressed Slaw

26. Creamy Balsamic, Blueberry and Basil Spinach Salad

27. Tangy Green Bean Salad

28. Florida Summer Salad

29. Avocado and Crab Salad

30. Bella Salad

31. Sweet Potato Home Fries

32. Tomato and Carrot Balsamic Salad
    

33. “The Southeast” Summer Salad