BRENNAN'S CREOLE MARTINI CAESAR SALAD
Source of Recipe
Newspaper
Recipe Introduction
Brennan's restaurant won first place in the Most Creative category in the 1999 Caesar salad competition. This recipe, created by executive chef Carl Walker, was published Nov. 3, 1999.
1 1/2 C. Brennan's Creole Caesar Dressing
2 oz. pepper vodka (recipe developed with Absolut)
2 heads chilled romaine lettuce, torn into small pieces
6 T. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
6 prepared garlic cheese straws
6 to 12 Fried Crabmeat Olives
Add vodka to Dressing; shake to combine. Toss Dressing with lettuce. Arrange in large martini glasses. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Add a cheese straw to each glass as a stirrer. Garnish each glass with a Fried Crabmeat Olive skewered on a toothpick. Use 1 or 2 olives per salad. Makes 6 servings.
Creole Caesar Dressing
1 T. minced garlic
1 oz. grated Parmesan cheese
2 oz. anchovies
Juice of 1 lemon
1 egg
1 T. Creole mustard
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 C. red wine vinegar
1 3/4 C. cottonseed or other vegetable oil
1 T. hot red pepper sauce
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Combine garlic, Parmesan, anchovies, lemon juice, egg and mustard in a food processor or blender; mix well. Add Worcestershire and vinegar. Slowly add oil through processor cap until dressing thickens to desired consistency. Season with pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Makes 2 cups.
Fried Crabmeat Olives
1 1/2 tsp. oil
1/3 C. diced onion
2 T. diced green bell pepper
1/4 C. diced celery
1/3 T. minced garlic
1 lb. jumbo lump crab meat
2 T. seafood seasoning
1 1/2 tsp. hot red pepper sauce
1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 T. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 T. bread crumbs
1 T. thinly sliced green onion
6 pitted black olives
12 capers
All-purpose flour
Heat oil in medium skillet almost to the smoking point. Add onion; sauté a minute, then add bell pepper, celery and garlic. Sauté until soft. Add crab to vegetables. Then add seafood seasoning, pepper sauce, Worcestershire and Parmesan. Heat through. Mix in egg as you take pan off heat, then return to heat for a few seconds while stirring. Stir in bread crumbs and green onion; refrigerate, covered.
Stuff olives with capers, 2 capers per olive. Roll olives in crab-cake stuffing mixture to form 1 1/2-inch balls. Bread crab cakes by dusting them with flour. Dip in egg and roll in bread crumbs. Deep-fry until golden brown and hot in the center.
To serve, arrange cheese straws and fried olives in martini glass. Makes 6 servings.
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