The exact recipe we used to make this Caesar salad while I was in college may be found in a pretty upscale restaurant. Making tableside meals, such as the finest Caesar salad I’ve ever eaten, was the best part of the job.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 8 hrs |
| Total Time: | 8 hrs 30 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh bread crumbs
- 1 cup olive oil, or more if needed
- 7 ounces bacon, sliced
- 2 slices bread, cut into cubes
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Wrap bread crumbs in a moist cloth and leave 8 hours to overnight.
- When ready to cook, heat oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
- Add bread cubes to the oil and cook until browned. Add more oil if necessary, and stir in bread crumbs, paprika, garlic, and salt. Cook and stir until browned.
- Remove from the heat. Mix all ingredients together to serve.
- You can substitute Serrano ham for bacon.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 483 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 20 g |
| Cholesterol | 12 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 513 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 42 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |