Originally Posted by
corky
It's a cookbook from America's Test Kitchen. Unless you had to bake your own bread for croutons I can't imagine it can take an hour...it is a pretty straightforward basic recipe.
it’s very straight forward and I used to need an hour because I wasn’t accustomed to cooking. I made the caesar for 6-8 people as an appetizer to go with crab on Xmas eve, so I always needed time to read, reread, measure, reread, and also rinse and dry the lettuce, let alone cutting it. I just needed time and higher confidence in the kitchen. That’s why being able to make it in 15 minutes has improved my cooking.
from The Force (and I also used The Force last night):
dressing based on 4 people (2 heads of romaine)
1/2 cup olive oil
4 anchovies - minced or smushed
1 tsp Worcester sauce
Juice from 1/2 big lemon (technically about 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp)
2 egg yolks after eggs are boiled for 45 seconds
optional - salt/pepper to taste (I used neither)
mix the bottom items and whisk in the olive oil.