https://yozy.net/tags/salad/ Recent content in Salad on yozy//NET Hugo en-us Wed, 27 Dec 2023 01:03:59 +0100 https://yozy.net/2023/12/caesar-salad/ Wed, 27 Dec 2023 01:03:59 +0100 https://yozy.net/2023/12/caesar-salad/ <p><img src="https://yozy.net/images/caesar-salad/caesar-salad@2x.jpg#+right+margin" alt="salad" title="Photo of a caesar salad serving."></p> <p>Years ago there was this iPad app called &ldquo;The Best Ceasar&rdquo;, some bloke thought it was a good idea to make one whole app just about one recipe&hellip; he was right. The app is long gone but here is the gist of the recipe as far as I remember it.</p> <h1 id="dressing">Dressing</h1> <h2 id="ingredients">Ingredients</h2> <ol> <li>Anchovies</li> <li>Garlic</li> <li>Worcestershire Sauce</li> <li>Red Wine Vinegar</li> <li>Olive Oil</li> <li>Parmesan Cheese</li> <li>Salt</li> <li>Pepper</li> </ol> <h2 id="preparation">Preparation</h2> <ol> <li>Smash the anchovies in a bowl into a fine paste.</li> <li>Press in 3 cloves of garlic.</li> <li>Add a dash of olive oil (depending on how oily your anchovies are).</li> <li>Add a table spoon of Worcestershire sauce.</li> <li>Add a table spoon of red wine vinegar.</li> <li>Add salt and pepper to taste.</li> <li>Mix it all together.</li> <li>Add in parmesan to obtain a thick-ish dressing.</li> </ol> <h1 id="croutons">Croutons</h1> <h2 id="ingredients-1">Ingredients</h2> <ol> <li>Bread</li> <li>Olive Oil</li> <li>Garlic</li> </ol> <h2 id="preparation-1">Preparation</h2> <p>My current go-to recipe is to:</p> <ol> <li>Press garlic into a bowl of olive oil.</li> <li>Baste bread slices with the garlic oil.</li> <li>Put the slices in an oven until crispy.</li> <li>Cut the toasted bread into croutons.</li> </ol> <h1 id="chicken">Chicken</h1> <h2 id="ingredients-2">Ingredients</h2> <ol> <li>Chicken Breast</li> <li>Salt</li> <li>Pepper</li> <li>Olive Oil</li> </ol> <h2 id="preparation-2">Preparation</h2> <p>If the chicken breast is thicker than about 15mm, cut it in half (to make it thinner).</p> <ol> <li>Pre-heat the oven to 200ºC (or 180 with fan on).</li> <li>Salt and pepper the chicken.</li> <li>Put some olive oil in a pan and heat it at high temperature.</li> <li>Sear the chicken on all sides until golden on the outside.</li> <li>Put the chicken in the oven, cook until the inner temperature is a bit under 75ºC.</li> <li>Dice the chicken.</li> </ol> <h1 id="serving">Serving</h1> <p>Wash and dry (as much as you can) a couple of heads of romaine lettuce. Add the dressing and toss it properly. Mix in the chicken and croutons, toss it again, sprinkle with more grated parmesan.</p>