Caesar Salad with Celery Seed dressing

Salad often received a bad reputation as a meal that is made for people on a diet or people who intends to lose weight and this further translates to the food being "not-tasty" or "not delicious". However, the truth may not be so and I will attempt to break the negative stereotype/reputation of salads with this simple recipe which is developed from a fusion between the classic Caesar salad and another clasic, the delicious Nicoise salad. The fragrant nuttiness and savory flavor from the dressing adds so much more dimension to the salad and when topped with grilled chicken, this salad is not only robust and delicious but is also packed with flavor that would impress your guests! 

Ingredients (Celery Seed Dressing):
40-50g of Anchovies in Olive Oil (You may substitute this with Marmite/Bovril)
1 clove of garlic
1 Tablespoon of Dijon Mustard
3 Tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
Essential Oil mixture (see below)
Ground black pepper

Ingredients (Salad):
2-3 heads of Romaine Lettuce (or 4-6 heads of Baby Romaine Lettuce)
1/2 cup of Crouton
2 Grilled chicken breasts
3 (Runny) Hard boiled eggs
Toasted sesame seeds
Shaved Parmesan/Aged Cheddar

How to use Essential Oil (EO) for cooking:

First and foremost, please check and ensure that the essential oils that you intend to use are safe for ingestion. I got mine from here, so I know that I could use them with a peace of mind.

I use Lemon and Celery Seed Essential Oil for my Salad dressing. In order to use Essential Oil (EO) for this recipe, please adhere to the following: 

1. DO NOT use EO from unknown, unspecified and unverified sources (Can't stress this enough)
2. DO NOT drip the EO directly on your dish
3. DO NOT use EO on direct heat to avoid destroying the benefits of the EO

This is how you SHOULD do when using the EO for cooking this recipe. Pour some cooking oil into a small bowl, then add in(dilute) the Essential Oil so that you can add the EO evenly to the dish. By the way, dripping the EO directly on the dish will not cause you to die from EO overdose BUT it will definitely destroy your dish. No one likes a full mouthful of EO.

Essential Oil mixture

For this dish, add TWO drops of LEMON and ONE drop of CELERY SEED Essential Oil into a small bowl. Add 1-2 Tablespoon of EVOO in the same bowl and stir to mix. This Essential Oil mixture is to be added to the salad dressing.

Direction:

1. Drain and add the anchovies (or Marmite/Bovril) into a pestle and mortar (Food processor or big mixing bowl is fine too).  
2. Peel and chop 1 clove of garlic. Add the garlic, Dijon mustard, EVOO and the Essential Oil mixture into the pestle and mortar. Grind the ingredients down to a chunky paste.
3. Season the dressing with some ground black pepper.
4. Wash and roughly cut up the Romaine Lettuce.
5. Add some Celery Seed dressing to the base of the salad mixing bowl.
6. Add the Romaine lettuce and croutons into the mixing bowl. Spoon the Celery Seed dressing (safe 1 Tablespoon of dressing) on the salad mixing bowl and start mixing.
7. To serve, top the salad with sliced grilled chicken breast and halved boiled eggs. 
8. Sprinkle some sesame seeds onto the salad and finish off with some shavings of Parmesan cheese or aged Cheddar cheese to serve.

NOTE:

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If you would like to consider using Essential Oils for cooking, you can get yours from here as this is where I got mine from. The reason for using this brand of Essential Oil is due to the reliable sources of their raw ingredients (own plantations) and the patented distillation technology employed by the company.

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