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Chicken Cesar salad

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Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 18:47

Hands down the best salad ever ever ever??
I am so addicted…the sauce, the CHEESE, the croutons…it’s so good!

I like a tuna mayo salad and Greek salad, but Cesar salad is the Goat

Sorry for the boring post 🤣

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hahabahbag · 09/06/2026 20:14

It’s my favourite too - actually a steak Caesar salad is even better but not traditional I know. So easy to make yourself too, we have at least steak or chicken every week

Gastropod · 09/06/2026 20:13

Perfect Caesar is a thing of beauty. Romaine lettuce, proper dressing made with anchovies, Parmesan, croutons…
And grilled chicken goes so well with it.
But nothing else! otherwise it’s not Caesar, it’s just a random salad. No tomatoes/olives/weird leaves/onions/halloumi/prawns > all wrong!

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Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 20:11

Sorry people…i’m not loving all the added extras
Just leave it as it is…this means zero anchovies please 😁

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Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 20:09

Pippa12 · 09/06/2026 19:55

I love it but good greif- sooo calorific 🫣 My arse cheeks start wobbling after half a bowl!

This is an issue too!

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Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 20:08

EdinaTheConfessor · 09/06/2026 19:48

What brand dressing?

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Heinz

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Pippa12 · 09/06/2026 19:55

I love it but good greif- sooo calorific 🫣 My arse cheeks start wobbling after half a bowl!

ErrolTheDragon · 09/06/2026 19:52

The anchovies should be the large posh ones, not the little all bones and salt type.

Greek salad does hit the spot for lunch in Greece when you’re hot.

Theyreeatingthedogs · 09/06/2026 19:51

A Caesar salad MUST have anchovies. Food of the gods.

autumn1610 · 09/06/2026 19:50

Ohh I went through an obsession with chicken Caesar salad recently. Was making them for lunch or tea nearly everyday 🤦‍♀️ no anchovies though I don’t eat fish (even though yes it’s likely in the sauce but I can’t taste that!)

EdinaTheConfessor · 09/06/2026 19:48

Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 19:44

It’s the cheese what does it though 😋

I made one last night, but had the sauce from a bottle, I literally poured almost all of it on and later was licking some poured on a spoon as I wanted more 😫that taste

What brand dressing?

Clarabellawilliamson · 09/06/2026 19:48

Do you want to know how I bastardised my chicken Caesar for lunch the other day? I added a pouch of posh chickpeas! Totally non traditional and I was convinced it wasn’t going to work but it was really good.

complain28 · 09/06/2026 19:47

EdinaTheConfessor · 09/06/2026 19:39

Anchovies yes, olives absolutely not! (I love an olive but not on a Caesar!)

OP YANBU it’s my fave!

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Olives and the olive brine drizzled over too.

complain28 · 09/06/2026 19:46

SliceofTosst · 09/06/2026 19:24

That's for nicoise!

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And Caesar. Takes it to the next level.

CastleCrasher · 09/06/2026 19:45

Well, YABVU because now I'm hungry and I've already had dinner. 😅

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Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 19:44

It’s the cheese what does it though 😋

I made one last night, but had the sauce from a bottle, I literally poured almost all of it on and later was licking some poured on a spoon as I wanted more 😫that taste

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Toddlerteaplease · 09/06/2026 19:42

I agree!

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Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 19:42

Sorry all about the spelling

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Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 19:41

HRHCurmudgeon · 09/06/2026 19:33

It is indeed the GOAT but needs delicious anchovies.

But you can keep the hurty croutons. Nasty.

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Hurty croutons 😂

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Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 19:40

likelysuspect · 09/06/2026 19:25

OP you have started this thread in bad faith

Going on about a Caesar salad and then you disclose, drop the bombshell, let the cat out of the bag, come out the closet, spill the beans and come clean, that you dont have anchovies in it!!!

What is wrong with you?

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I didn’t even realise it had them in?! 😅 i never put them in my homemade one and have never had them out at a restaurant

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EdinaTheConfessor · 09/06/2026 19:40

SliceofTosst · 09/06/2026 19:24

That's for nicoise!

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Black olives in a Nicoise and tuna, not anchovies

EdinaTheConfessor · 09/06/2026 19:39

complain28 · 09/06/2026 19:23

You do need to add anchovies and green olives.

Anchovies yes, olives absolutely not! (I love an olive but not on a Caesar!)

OP YANBU it’s my fave!

HRHCurmudgeon · 09/06/2026 19:33

It is indeed the GOAT but needs delicious anchovies.

But you can keep the hurty croutons. Nasty.

TheRubyExpert · 09/06/2026 19:27

Agree, a Caesar salad always hits the spot! Plus a side of fries of course. It’s very good with halloumi instead of chicken if you want to make it veggie.

Although a Greek salad in Greece is just soooo good! That’s definitely my number 1 salad. But perhaps that’s down to being on holiday 😂 same with a Caprese salad!

MyKidsAreTooNoisy · 09/06/2026 19:25

You can’t make this claim if you are excluding anchovies. Obviously.