All ingenious is simple, and Caesar salad is the best confirmation. Greens, croutons, eggs, parmesan - everything that was at hand by the Italian chef Caesar Cardini on July 4, 1924 (the US Independence Day). And that was enough to feed all the Americans, who had driven the dry law into the hospitable Mexican town of Tijuana. Since then, with only Caesar salad was not cooked: c chicken, salmon, mushrooms, turkey and tuna. But one of the most popular options is Caesar with shrimps.
How to cook Caesar with shrimps?
Ingredients:
For salad:
- tiger prawns - 400 g;
- romaine lettuce (rukkola or salad mix) - 300 g;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- white loaf - 200 g;
- cherry tomatoes - 3 pcs.
For refueling:
- eggs - 2 pieces;
- mustard - 1 teaspoon;
- lemon juice - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- olive oil - 100 ml;
- sugar - 1 teaspoon;
- balsamic vinegar - 1 teaspoon;
- salt pepper.
Preparation
We cut the bread into small cubes and fry it in olive oil with garlic until a rustic crust. We take out the noise and dry it in the oven for 5-10 minutes. Croutons can be sprinkled with a mixture of Italian herbs.
Next in line is shrimp. And then everything depends on what you prefer - boiled or fried? You can boil in salted water with a laurel leaf, cool, clean of shell. If you want to roast the shrimps, then remove the shell and marinate for half an hour in a mixture:
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- olive oil - 2 tablespoons;
- a pinch of salt;
- a few drops of Worcester sauce.
Fry in olive oil.
Refueling for Caesar with shrimps is no different from the classic. Eggs in boiling water cook for one minute, cool, remove the yolk and beat it in a blender along with mustard, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, garlic olive oil, sugar, salt and pepper to taste. If you were lucky enough to have a Worcestersky sweet and sour sauce in the kitchen, the composition of the refueling for Caesar with shrimps varies:
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- olive oil - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- Worcestersky sauce -1 tsp;
- yolk - 2 pieces;
- salt pepper;
- mustard - 1 teaspoon.
All is good to shake.
We collect Caesar salad. The leaves are torn with their hands, do not melt. We spread the shrimps, toast, quartered tomatoes from above, water the dressing, and gently mix it. Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese.
At first glance Caesar salad is simple, but the secret lies in the details.
How to cook Caesar with shrimps - little tricks.
- Garlic and olive oil are inseparable in Caesar salad. If you are patient enough - cut a pair of cloves of garlic and insist on them an oil of five days. A real gourmet will appreciate the result. For less prudent enough to hold garlic in olive oil for a couple of hours. And if guests with a hungry gleam in the eyes are already on the doorstep, heat the oil in a frying pan and add a crushed garlic slice, bring to a boil and take out the garlic.
- With a classic serving, the Caesar salad should also be rubbed with garlic.
- To let the lettuce leaves stay crispy hold their hour in cold water. Do not forget to dry them thoroughly with a towel.
- Shrimp in salad should be warm. Fry them for 2 minutes on each side before serving.
- Caesar salad with shrimps can not be cooked for future use. All the ingredients are combined immediately before use. And believe me, they will melt in the mouth.
Caesar with shrimps and chicken
Caesar with tiger shrimps is more tender than classic, with chicken, but for those who can not choose between two favorite foods, there are options, for example - Caesar with shrimps and chicken.
The list of ingredients is almost the same. But we take shrimp less - 200 g (do not be greedy). Chicken breasts (400 g) fry in garlic oil until golden brown and cut into cubes of the same size as bread. As an option, the breast can be rubbed with spices and baked in the oven. Next step by step the same as in the recipe of Caesar with shrimps. But it turns out a salad for those who want everything at once. Enjoy!