Hi williams' caesar salad

1 servings

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Newspapers from the 40's to 70's

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SOURCE: MY MOTHER'S RECIPE C

FROM : SALLIE KREBS

Hi Williams, famous photographer of food, demonstrates the making of his favorite salad, a dish to appeal to masculine cooks as well as masculine appetites. 1 clove garlic, quartered ¼ cup salad oil 2 cups ¼" bread cubes 1 large head each romaine and iceberg lettuce (3 qt.) ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese ½ cup salad oil 1 tablesp. Worcestershire ¾ teasp. salt ¼ teasp. freshly ground black pepper 1 raw egg 2 lemons, halved When a man makes a salad, you can pretty well predict three things about it- 1. It will be a green salad. 2. It will be a production number, with guests as audience. 3. The chef will enlist his wife for backstage details. And as a salad maker, Hi Williams is no exception. The night before the party, his wife and partner, Alta Given, drops garlic into ¼ cup oil; toasts bread cubes in shallow pan at 300ø F. about 20 min., or until golden; and, meanwhile, washes, then drains and stores greens in crisper. The following evening when supper's about ready, Hi puts his ingredients on a tray and takes them to the terrace. He tears greens into generous bite-size pieces into his favorite big wooden salad bowl; sprinkles the cheeses on top; then drizzles on the ½ cup oil, well combined with Worcestershire, salt, and pepper. He tosses gently until every leaf glistens. Then he breaks a whole egg onto the greens; with a fork, reams the juice from 2 lemons over all; and tosses again until all specks of egg disappear. Hi pours the 1/1 cup oil (garlic removed) over bread cubes; gives them a quick toss; and sprinkles them on top of greens. Now he gives his salad one last quick tossing; then distributes 4 or 5 man-size servings to hungry guests. P.S. When Alta or busy homemakers make this in kitchen, they may substitute ¼ cup canned or frozen lemon juice for lemons.

Submitted By SALLIE KREBS On 03-04-95

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