Kittencal's Famous Caesar Salad

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large head romaine lettuce (washed over and thoroughly dried)
• 1 1/2 cups garlic-flavored croutons (or to taste, see kittencal's garlic croutons)
• parmesan cheese
• freshly grated black pepper (to taste)
• 2 anchovy fillets (or to taste)
• 2 fresh garlic cloves (or to taste)
• 1 cup mayonnaise (not salad dressing hellman's is best)
• 1/4 cup half-and-half cream or 1/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard (hellman's dijonnaise is best!)
• salt and pepper
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce (or to taste) (optional)
• buttermilk or half-and-half, for thinning

Recipe

• 1 in a small 2-cup mini food processor, process/mince the anchovy fillets and garlic together until finely minced (do this together and firstly, otherwise it will not get minced properly with the other ingredients).
• 2 add in the remaining ingredients, and process for 30 seconds, or more until well mixed.
• 3 adjust seasonings to taste.
• 4 thin with buttermilk (or milk) for a thinner consistency if desired.
• 5 store in fridge, covered in a glass container for 3 or more hours before using (the flavors become stronger when left in the fridge for a longer time).
• 6 toss desired amount of dressing with romaine lettuce and croutons.
• 7 sprinkle with more grated parmesan cheese if desired.