1Place garlic and salt in a wooden salad bowl; mash together with a fork until creamy. Mash capers into garlic paste. Mash anchovy paste into garlic mixture until creamy.
2Whisk olive oil and black pepper into garlic mixture with a fork until well blended; stir in Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, mustard, and hot pepper sauce. Whisk egg yolks into mixture; whisk in lemon juice. Place romaine into the salad bowl and toss with dressing.
3Sprinkle salad with bacon bits, croutons, and Parmesan cheese.
Footnotes
Cook's Note:
Use 2 heads of romaine lettuce if you like your salad less saucy.
Editor's Note:
This recipe contains raw eggs. We recommend that pregnant women, young children, the elderly, and the infirm do not consume raw eggs. Learn more about egg safety from our article, Making Your Eggs Safe.
Ingredients
6 servings
326 cals
2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped, or more to taste
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon drained capers
2 teaspoons anchovy paste
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon prepared hot mustard (such as Keen's®)
4 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
2 egg yolks
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces