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Caesar Pasta Salad
photo by Kumquat the Cats fr
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons anchovy paste
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lb bow tie pasta, cooked til tender, rinsed and drained
- 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
- 2 1⁄2 ounces fine grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
- 1 cup crouton
- salt
- pepper
directions
- Whisk together the lemon juice, mustard, anchovy paste, garlic and olive oil in a large bowl.
- Add pasta, romaine, cheese and croutons.
- Toss to combine.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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Excellent! Going into my fast but good cookbook. I (sort of) halved the recipe, by using 6 ounces pasta, an 8 ounce bag of caesar salad mix and only about 1 tablespoon oil. Everything else I cut in half as written. Since we are vegetarians, I omitted the anchovy paste altogether and made this a complete meal by adding veggie chick'n strips. Thoroughly enjoyable and easy. Great midweek one-dish meal. Will make this again. Thank you!
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I took this to a Fourth of July cookout last night, and it was definitely a hit! I made it exactly as directed. However, I made the dressing the night before, to let the flavors marry; I adjusted the seasonings by adding more anchovy paste, a bit more dijon mustard, and as other reviewers suggested, worcestershire sauce and a touch of white wine vinegar to even out the flavors. I tossed the hot pasta with grated cheese, part of the dressing and lots of fresh ground pepper, reserving the remaining dressing. We transported the pasta in a bowl, with croutons, the chopped romaine, the rest of the reserved dressing, and both shaved and grated parmesan packed separately. I put everything together right before serving, to excellent reviews. I would definitely make this again. Thanks for an excellent recipe.
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