Caesar Salad

These terrific Caesar salad recipes include a hearty kale version, party-perfect Caesar salad spears and more.

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Caesar Salad with  Anchovy Fritters 

In place of croutons, chefs and brothers Bryan and Michael Voltaggio serve this Caesar salad with crunchy hush puppy-like fritters. Each bite reveals pops of briny anchovy, a Caesar salad's match made in heaven.

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Kale Caesar with Fried Chickpeas

Eva Kolenko

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This tangy Caesar salad from F&W's Justin Chapple is topped with light, airy and supercrunchy pan-fried chickpeas.

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Creamy Caesar Salad with Torn Croutons

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April Bloomfield uses Little Gem lettuce in place of romaine in this sensational salad, adapted from her book, A Girl and Her Pig.

Star Chef April Bloomfield

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Kale Caesar with Rye Croutons and Farro

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This reimagined Caesar salad substitutes kale for romaine, rye bread for the croutons and tofu for raw egg in the garlicky dressing.

Best Kale Recipes

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Caesar Salad with Crispy Tofu Croutons

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In this creative remix of a classic Caesar, Melissa Rubel Jacobson pan-fries tofu cubes until they become crisp and crouton-like. Plus, she blends soft tofu with olive oil, lemon juice and an anchovy to make a terrific Caesar-style dressing without the standard raw egg yolks.

Fast Recipes

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Garlicky Caesar Salad

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Frank Falcinelli created his take on this classic nearly 20 years ago: romaine with a pungent dressing made from anchovy, Worcestershire, Tabasco and, irreverently, jarred mayonnaise.

Comfort Food Recipes

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Shredded Caesar Salad on Toasts

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Bronson Van Wyck chops the lettuce for this salad very finely to become a topping for crunchy, garlicky toasts.

Appetizer Recipes

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Caesar on the Light Side

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Jamie Oliver makes his Caesar salad dressing with thick Greek-style yogurt, which he often uses as a healthy alternative to heavy cream and sour cream.

Healthy Recipes

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Caesar Salad Spears

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Salads usually require forks, but Grace Parisi transforms a classic Caesar into a clever finger food. She tosses chopped endives with a lemony dressing, then spoons the mixture inside elegant endive spears, topping it with cheese and crunchy mini croutons.

Best Finger Foods

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Crab Salad with Caesar Vinaigrette

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Chef Shawn McClain pounds the salty and piquant anchovy-and-Parmesan dressing for this salad by hand in a mortar with a pestle, then tossed with lettuce and home-roasted pimiento peppers. At home, a blender does the work of the mortar and pestle. Store-bought roasted peppers, instead of home-roasted ones, are combined with the crunchy greens.

Fast Crab Recipes

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Classic Caesar Salad

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This classic Caesar salad is loaded with plenty of garlic, anchovies and Parmigiano cheese. It's also fast and easy to make.

Classic American Recipes

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Caesar Salad with Meatballs

Tina Rupp

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David Burke mixes mixes his silky dressing in a blender, leaving out the traditional egg yolks. It's incredibly good with the juicy meatballs he serves in place of the usual croutons.

Affordable Recipes

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Caesar-Style Dressing

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This creamy dressing is perfect for anyone who is skittish about the raw eggs in a classic Caesar salad; Melissa Rubel Jacobson enriches her piquant version of the dressing with mayonnaise instead.

More Salad Dressing Recipes

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Seared Romaine Spears with Caesar Dressing

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In this fun incarnation of Caesar salad, grilling romaine with a light brushing of oil boosts its flavor while adding few calories. For the dressing, Kerry Simon ingeniously swaps in low-fat mayonnaise for egg yolks.

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Escarole Caesar Salad

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Sam Mogannam loves to use the pale-green and yellow escarole leaves for salads. He saves the dark outer leaves and sautés them with garlic or tosses them into a pot of chicken soup.

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Caesar Salad with Anchovy Fritters

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Kale Caesar with Fried Chickpeas

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Creamy Caesar Salad with Torn Croutons

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Kale Caesar with Rye Croutons and Farro

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Caesar Salad with Crispy Tofu Croutons

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Garlicky Caesar Salad

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Shredded Caesar Salad on Toasts

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Caesar on the Light Side

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Caesar Salad Spears

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Crab Salad with Caesar Vinaigrette

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Classic Caesar Salad

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Caesar Salad with Meatballs

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Caesar-Style Dressing

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