Caesar salad

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a salad of greens, grated cheese, croutons, anchovies, etc. with a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and raw or coddled eggs

Origin: so named in honor of (Gaius) Julius Caesar by Giacomo Junia, Italian-American chef in Chicago, who invented it c. 1903

See Caesar salad in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A tossed salad of greens, anchovies, croutons, and grated cheese with a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, and a raw or coddled egg.

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Origin: Possibly after Caesar's, a restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico

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