SALAD DRESSING

An extremely popular salad that has become all the rage on the culinary scene is the Caesar salad. Fresh Romaine lettuce and croutons doused with a salad dressing made from a blend of olive oil, lemon juice, parmesan cheese, eggs, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce, sometimes also with an added amount of anchovies, the Caesar Salad has fast become a much-consumed dish. People are ordering this salad in restaurants, making it at home and carrying it everywhere for a wholesome meal on its own, or simply as a side dish.

Over the years, the original recipe prepared by Caesar Cardini in 1924 amid a rush of depleted kitchen supplies on the Fourth of July has undergone several transformations. There are possibly as many different versions of the Caesar Salad as there are cooks who create it in their kitchens, residential and commercial. Some of the most common variations include other varieties of lettuce, the addition of grilled chicken, meats, seafood and eggs, capers, steamed vegetables and bacon. There is also what is known as the ‘Aviator’s salad’, credited to Caesar Cardini’s brother Alex, which, as opposed to the former’s version, uses anchovies as a main ingredient for the dressing.   

The  Salad Dressing too has not remained untouched by the ingenuity and creativity of cooks. The creamy consistency of the dressing that is attributed to the use of raw egg yolks has been retained without the eggs as people battled allergies that come from consuming eggs raw. Egg-free mayonnaise and yoghurt has been substituted instead, giving the dressing a tangy flavour. Parmesan cheese has been supplemented with other varieties of cheese like the Romano. Another version of the Salad Dressing, called the ‘Caesar vinaigrette’ that omits the creamy elements like eggs, mayo and yoghurt entirely.

Closer home, a creamy Caesar Salad Dressing that contains no eggs and also comes without the risk of high calories, trans fats or cholesterol is the 77% fat free Caesar salad dressing from the best salad dressing brand, Veeba Foods. With the same authentic taste that is associated with the original recipe and the choicest ingredients sourced from all across the world.