The best caesar salad ever with a secret ingredient – crispy croutons! The croutons are so good, you’ll want to eat all of them first before digging into the salad!
Fusilli Caesar Salad
Super easy, budget-friendly caesar salad.
Ingredients
- 225 g fusilli pasta
- 6 cups romaine lettuce chopped
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
For the croutons
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley leaves chopped
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 package bread your favorite diced into 1-inch cubes
For the dressing
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 anchovy fillet rinsed, dried and chopped, optional
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, butter, parsley, oregano, basil and garlic powder.
- Spread bread cubes in a single layer on a baking sheet. Add olive oil mixture and gently toss to combine. Place into oven and bake until crisp and golden, about 4-5 minutes; set aside.
- To make the dressing, whisk together mayonnaise, Parmesan, lemon juice, olive oil, Worcestershire, anchovy, garlic, salt and pepper, to taste; set aside.
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well and let cool.
- To assemble the salad, place romaine lettuce in a large bowl; top with pasta, Parmesan, salt and pepper, to taste. Pour the dressing on top of the salad and gently toss to combine.
- Serve immediately, garnished with croutons.
Notes
Recipe from damndelicious.net
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