My Version Caesar Salad with Sweet Potato "croutons"

fenway
fenway @Fenway

This is a really great new version to a caesar salad The croutons are always a hit!!

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Ingredients

1 hour
8 servings
  1. 2sweet potatoes cooked, cooled, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes. You can bake or microwave them until tender but cut into cubes when cold so they will keep their shape
  2. Canola oil for frying
  3. 8 cuptorn romaine lettuce
  4. 2medium fresh ripe tomatos cut into wedges
  5. 10shavings of parmesan cheese
  6. Dressing Ingredients
  7. 1/2 cupolive oil
  8. 3 Tbspfresh lemon juice
  9. 1 Tbspred wine vinegar
  10. 2 Tbspmayonnaise
  11. 2garlic cloves minced
  12. 1/4 tspworcestershire sauce
  13. 1/4 tspdijon mustard
  14. 1/4 tspsalt
  15. 1/4 tspblack pepper
  16. 1/4 cupgrated parmesan cheese
  17. 1/4 tspeach, garlic salt, black pepper and parmesan cheese for sprinklng on hot potato croutons

Cooking Instructions

1 hour
  1. 1

    Heat enough oil in Dutch oven to come halfway up pan, heat oil to 350°F or until a potato cube sizzles when put in oil.

  2. 2

    Fry potato cubes until brown and crispy, it can take 5 to 10 minutes depending on how moist the sweet potatoes are. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with garlic salt mixture while hot.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile combine all dressing ingredients, oil, lemon, vinegar, minced garlic, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, salt, pepper and the 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese. Whisk until very smooth. Taste and adjust if needed.

  4. 4

    Toss romaine lettuce with some of the dressing and transfer to a platter. Surround lettuce with tomatoes, drizzle a bit of dressing on each tomato. Crumble parmesan shavings over salad and top with hot sweet potato croutons and serve immediately. Enjoy.

  5. 5

    I have also made russet potato croutons for this salad and a combination of both!

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“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.
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