Instructions: Smash garlic cloves and steep in olive oil while preparing other ingredients.

Wash and tear romaine lettuce. Wrap in dish towels and refrigerate. Cook bacon and toast croutons in bacon drippings. Drain both well and set aside.

Mix dry ingredients for dressing together (s&p, mustard); juice lemon, add Worcestershire and Tabasco. In large wooden salad bowl, mash garlic with anchovy paste. Add dry ingredients, then lemon juice mix. Add 1/2 c chicken broth and egg, if desired. Mix well. Slowly drizzle in olive oil until dressing thickens. (For thicker creamier dressing, increase oil and decrease broth; total liquid is 3/4 c.) Toss with lettuce, then add bacon, croutons and cheese. Mix very thoroughly (be sure to get dressing all over) and serve on a large plate.

( Mike McCarthy note: The real fighter pilots prefer Caesar Salad to be served with fresh French garlic toast and abundant wine. The salad must be mixed and served/eaten immediately, otherwise it gets soggy. The rest of the meal can follow, but it is usually an anti-climax.)

Start to Finish Time:
"0:30"
Ratings : Do Again 10

Suggested Wine: Chateau Meunier St Louis; White Corbieres (Cuvee Chene Bla

Serving Ideas : French Bread

NOTES : On occasion, a person will encounter something which is the epitome of excellence in its particular field. In the automotive field, a Rolls Royce would be an example. My "World Famous Caesar Salad" is another example in the gastronomic realm. There is no other way to say it - my salad is simply the very best there is! I therefore bow to popular demand and at great sacrifice to myself, (the BX may run out of romaine lettuce) pass on this information to the CFB Cold Lake populace.

Marg Andersons notes: Mike and Linda McCarthy were our next door neighbors in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada for two years in 1972-1974. They both loved to cook and entertain so started a small Gourmet group. Mikes Caesar Salad is always special and my most requested recipe. It is, indeed, World Famous! It can be found all across the US, in Germany, England, Sicily and who knows where else as others have also passed it on. Although Mike says it serves 6, it makes a lot of salad! It can be halved wit

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