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The story behind Caesar salad

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122 points Bluestein | 3 comments | 04 Jul 25 19:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.526s | source
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fracus ◴[05 Jul 25 02:16 UTC] No.44469615[source]▶
It casts the same spell as pizza. You'd have a hard time finding someone who doesn't really enjoy it. It even works on people who don't generally like salads.
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hn_throwaway_99 ◴[05 Jul 25 05:51 UTC] No.44470364[source]▶
I don't like it. I like salads that have tasty, fresh, delicious vegetables (and often fruits and/or nuts) where the dressing just adds some pizazz and tartness.

To me caesar salad is just dressing where the lettuce is only there to act as scaffolding.

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1. bryanmgreen ◴[05 Jul 25 08:36 UTC] No.44471112[source]▶
I make my Caesar with kale and arugula, shave broccoli with a peeler then roast them, and add pine nuts plus roasted garlic lemon chickpeas in addition to croutons for even more and healthier crunch. It’s also delicious with just oil.
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2. AlecSchueler ◴[05 Jul 25 11:18 UTC] No.44471919[source]▶
So not Caesar salad then.
3. nkrisc ◴[05 Jul 25 12:23 UTC] No.44472304[source]▶
That sounds like a delicious salad that is not a Caesar salad.