Caesar Salad

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2011

Great Caesar salad is all about making tweaks to the original's pungent, garlicky dressing and crispy croutons. But what tweaks?

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 45 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A combination of extra-virgin olive oil and canola oil gave our Caesar Salad dressing a neutral base. We used a rasp-style grater to turn garlic into pulp, then steeped it in lemon juice. To get all of our recipe’s ingredients to emulsify, ...

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