Caesar salad

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of salad, generally made from romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, coddled or hard-boiled eggs, fresh-ground black pepper and Worcestershire sauce. countable, uncountable

    "Would you like some Caesar salad for lunch?"

  2. 2
    typically having fried croutons and dressing made with a raw egg wordnet
  3. 3
    A serving of such salad. countable, uncountable

    "Would you like a Caesar salad for lunch?"

Etymology

Named after (Italian-born) US restaurateur Caesar Cardini (1896–1956) who is generally thought to have invented it for his Tijuana restaurant in 1924.

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