Enjoying the Best Caesar Salad
By Marilyn Zink
“Salad is not for the faint of heart.”
Our server made that pronouncement while making the best traditional made-from-scratch Caesar salad I have ever tasted. It was at the Masthead Restaurant in the funky little fishing village of Cowichan Bay on Vancouver Island.
‘I like her already,” I thought to myself, while watching her mix the garlic cloves, anchovies and other ingredients to make the dressing. She used a huge wooden bowl and she smashed the garlic cloves, squeezed fresh lemon juice and whisked everything up nice and fresh. Not a blender in sight.
Then she divided the romaine lettuce neatly between the plates, added the dressing (with fresh Parmesan for my husband) and fresh cracked pepper. My husband and I both agreed the salad was the best we had tasted. While the garlic was strong, it wasn’t overwhelming.
It was an awesome start to celebrating our anniversary dinner. I like having food made as fresh and natural as possible, utilizing herbs whenever possible to enhance the flavour. It makes us healthier and helps our bodies fight off illness better.
You can learn more about how to use herbs to create healthy, good tasting recipes, how to make natural beauty products using herbs like parsley, how to grow herbs and how herbs make us healthier in a new herbal community at www.herbguide.ca.
It’s where you will also find the Herbal Collective magazine online with a great classic Caesar salad recipe, articles on naturopathic medicine, herb gardening, pet health, Traditional Chinese Medicine (including acupuncture, flower remedies and much more. Coming in the May/June issue are articles on women’s health featuring the 5 types of PMS, herbal treatments for peri-menopause, understanding endometriosis, cleansing with oregano oil, herbs for men’s health and much more.
