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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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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?

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!)

Theyreeatingthedogs · 09/06/2026 19:51

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

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.

Pippa12 · 09/06/2026 19:55

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

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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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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 20:11

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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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!

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

FrostyPalms · 09/06/2026 20:15

budgiegirl · 09/06/2026 18:57

I agree with you - I love a caesar salad, as long as no-one decides to add those bastard anchovy fillets, which some people seem to insist on using.

But a blue cheese wedge salad with bacon comes a very close second

It's not a real Caesar salad if it doesn't contain anchovies.

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Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 20:15

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

God, steak would be delicious actually

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MotherofPearl · 09/06/2026 20:15

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 😁

But anchovies aren’t an added extra - they are the defining ingredient in a Caesar salad!

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Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 20:16

MotherofPearl · 09/06/2026 20:15

But anchovies aren’t an added extra - they are the defining ingredient in a Caesar salad!

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But I don’t want them there 😂

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FrostyPalms · 09/06/2026 20:17

Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 20:16

But I don’t want them there 😂

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So it's not really a Caesar salad, is it?

weareallcats · 09/06/2026 20:17

Must have anchovies! Also like an egg. Less bothered about bacon but will eat it if it’s there.

Blondeshavemorefun · 09/06/2026 20:17

Have to say I do love a Caesar salad but hate anchovie😂

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Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 20:21

FrostyPalms · 09/06/2026 20:17

So it's not really a Caesar salad, is it?

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Oh shush, yes it is, let me enjoy it

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Snackpocket · 09/06/2026 20:21

I just had a Caesar salad for tea and then read this thread, in my haste to eat it I did not put the Parmesan on. I feel cheated!

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Wearingshadesindoors · 09/06/2026 20:22

Snackpocket · 09/06/2026 20:21

I just had a Caesar salad for tea and then read this thread, in my haste to eat it I did not put the Parmesan on. I feel cheated!

Noooooo

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abracadabra1980 · 09/06/2026 20:22

Aldi do nice bowls of both caesar and feta salads in their sandwich fridge-I sometimes chuck them in a wrap/add a fresh baguette and add bits - olives or bacon, as they are cheap as chips. No anchovies except the sauce.

Scarfitwere · 09/06/2026 20:22

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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Homemade croutons in airfryer are 👌👌 though...cubed bread (focaccia/ciabatta or the like), olive oil and salt. Perfection!

Huge caesar salad fan here!

Pasithean · 09/06/2026 20:24

Take out the lettuce , anchovies ( if there) The croutons , the Parmesan and the sauce and my OH might eat it 😜. He thinks salad is the grass stuff on a burger.

I loved a good salad. 😄. please don’t tell me to LTB. I have thought about it.

PawMaw · 09/06/2026 20:24

I'm not a fan of prepackaged salads usually BUT... Morrisons new "The Best" range Cesar Salad 👌 black pepper croutons

It might beat my go to quick 'rocket, plum tomato, balsamic' quick side salad