Caesar salad

American  

noun

1. a salad of romaine lettuce tossed with an olive oil dressing, a coddled or raw egg, garlic, and grated cheese and topped with croutons and sometimes anchovies.

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Caesar salad British  

noun

1. a salad of lettuce, cheese, and croutons with a dressing of olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice

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Etymology

Origin of Caesar salad

First recorded in 1945–50; allegedly after a restaurant named Caesar's in Tijuana, Mexico

Example Sentences

“I don’t want to intimidate people because a lot of the time you can’t be real with your lawyer,” she tells me over our plates of pork belly lechon and Napa caesar salad.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2024

If you're a salad person or can appreciate a really solid caesar salad, you'll have to try Leroy's version, which features grilled little gem lettuce instead of the traditional romaine.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2023

“She’s lost it!” declared outraged internetters about this Simply Nigella caesar salad.

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2019

By posting a picture of his kale caesar salad?

From Golf Digest • Apr. 23, 2019

Allison, no less satisfied but much more mannered, enjoys the caesar salad, which, when she allows me to sample, gives the bisque a good run for its money on my palate.

From Washington Times • May 4, 2017