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Feeds 6.  Here’s how we do it:

Ingredient list for croutons:

• 4 cups Bread (really any kind works here) cubed into 1″ pieces
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Sea salt
• Black pepper

Preheat the oven to 400F.  Toss bread with olive oil to lightly coat and salt and pepper.  Bake  for ~ 8-12 minutes.

Ingredient list for Salad:

• 1 large head Romaine lettuce (rinsed and torn – coarsely chop it if you don’t want to tear it by hand)
• 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese -Grate this yourself or buy it already grated if you are in a time crunch.

Ingredient list for Dressing:

• 1 1/2 teaspoons Garlic – minced
• 2 small Anchovies – (from a can with olive oil works well) – minced
• 1 Egg Yolk (no whites)
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 2 Tbsp fresh Lemon Juice
• 1/3 cup Extra virgin olive oil
• pinch Sea Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
• 1 1/2 Tbsp half and half

Mash together the garlic and anchovies with the edge of a good chefs knife until it becomes a paste.  Whisk in the egg yolk, mustard, sea salt, lots of black pepper (don’t be shy with the black pepper!), and lemon juice.

Slowly whisk in the olive oil.  If you add too much oil too fast, it will not blend together and will separate.  I like to put the bowl that you are whisking in set in a larger bowl (with a towel in between the two) so that as you whisk, the bowl doesn’t move (see pic below).

When you have a nice creamy dressing, whisk in the half and half.

Toss the dressing with the lettuce and Parmesan and top with baked croutons.

Guten Appetit!  Beckie 303-736-9930 xt 1  twitter.com/theorganicdish

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