This caesar salad with tomatoes recipe is quickly going to become one of your favorite salads. Made with fresh ingredients seasoned with a delicious sauce, crunchy homemade croutons, and sweet cherry tomatoes, it’s light and healthy while still being filling and satisfying. And the best part is that it’s easy to make too!

My Favorite Caesar Salad With Tomatoes

I just love this salad!

This easy Caesar salad with tomatoes recipe is perfect for lunches, summer cookouts, and dinner parties.

It’s one of the most delicious salads in existence, and when made properly, this salad is a true work of art.

How to Make The Perfect Caesar Salad?

Use Only Fresh Lettuce

If you want your salad to be crisp and tasty, you better use fresh lettuce. Although there are a few methods to keep the lettuce crisp, using it when it’s fresh is the best.

How do you make romaine lettuce crisp?

Crisp it up by soaking cut lettuce in ice water for a few minutes. Then, spin dry as you normally would. This is great for slightly wilted lettuce.

Use The Heart of the Lettuce

Romaine Hearts are the center leaves of Romaine lettuce. Smaller, more yellow, and sweeter, these leaves have a delicious flavor and texture that is perfect for Caesar salads.

Make Your Own Croutons

Nobody’s going to side-eye you if you grab a bag of grocery store croutons, but the homemade croutons are so easy to make, they’re totally worth the extra few minutes to do so.

Make Your Own Sauce

A tasty dressing can turn a regular salad into the best you ever tasted. In addition, when you make your own salad dressing you know it’s fresh. Once you have your dressing made, the rest of the salad is pretty darn simple.

What You’ll Need to Make This Salad?

It is important to use fresh ingredients because this is what makes this salad tasty.

Here is what you need:

2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp. fine sea salt
3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
3/4 tsp. Worchestershire sauce
10 crisp leaves romaine lettuce, thinly sliced
10 cherry tomatoes, halved
4 anchovies packed in oil, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, freshly grated
Black pepper, to taste
Homemade croutons

How to Make This Delicious Caesar Salad With Tomatoes?

INSTRUCTIONS:

Homemade Croutons

To make the croutons, use white bread and drizzle it with garlic-infused oil. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Caesar Sauce

In a small bowl, whisk together salt, pepper, lemon juice, olive oil, and Worcestershire sauce.

Caesar Salad

Spread lettuce on a platter. Scatter tomatoes, croutons, and anchovies over lettuce and drizzle with dressing. Whisk in Parmesan and drizzle with more dressing over the plate.

Bon Appétit!

Ideas for Substitutions and Alternatives

Cherry tomatoes: I know there are some tomato haters out there. Don’t worry, my friend, you are not alone. You can substitute the cherry tomatoes for an avocado.
Cherry tomatoes: Another option is to substitute the cherry tomatoes for canned artichoke hearts.

Ingredients to Upgrade Your Caesar Salad

There are tons of potential ingredients that will upgrade your greens while still keeping the creamy, tangy taste of your favorite salad.

Here are a few of them:

Grilled chicken, sliced
Grilled shrimps
Boiled eggs, sliced
Cooked marinated tofu

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