How to make Filipino Style Caesar Salad

Filipinos love salads. In fact, in every occasion you’ll see salads served to guests here are some of the most popular Filipino salads; Buko Salad, Buko Pandan Salad, Fruit Salad, Chicken Macaroni Salad, Ube Macapuno Salad and Buko Melon Salad.  In this recipe we are going to share to you the famous Caesar Salad dish with an added Filipino flavor, the Bagoong, we added this Filipino ingredient to the dressing. The result is awesomely flavorful and appetizing.

Caesar salad is a salad made of romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with Caesar salad dressing, parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, black pepper, garlic, and egg. In some restaurant they prepare this salad by the tableside.  Moreover, this Filipino style Caesar Salad Recipe can be paired with your favorite Inihaw na Liempo, Carne Frita or any grilled pork dish. This becomes a perfect meal for both athletes and dieters. It will keep you in good shape since enough calories are provided in every meal. Besides, making this dish is just a piece of cake.

Caesar Salad Dressing:

• Get the complete dressing ingredient here.

Croutons:

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 loaf tasty bread, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Caesar Salad:

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How to make Chocnut Pudding

Chocnut Pudding Recipe is made from the popular King Choc Nut Peanut Milk Chocolate, the favorite snack of the Filipino masses. Yes, the Chocnut bar, my childhood favorite snack is the star ingredient in this steamed bread pudding, a perfect afternoon treat for the kids.

• 3 cups bread, cubed
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup of All purpose flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¾ cup milk
• 12 pcs. Chocnut bars

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How to make Sinamak

Filipinos love to have “sawsawan” (dipping sauce) in their grilled dish and Sinamak from the Western Visayas region is one of the most popular.  You can find Sinamak in most native restaurants in the Philippines because it is a great dip for seafood dishes and you can now find it in the supermarkets.

Sinamak is a spiced vinegar and very easy to prepare, the basic ingredients are siling labuyo, ginger, peppercorns and garlic, but in Western Visayas it always has langkawas or galangal. Langkawas gives your Sinamak an enticing aroma and appetizing flavor, but if you can’t find one, Ginger is good enough.  When serving Sinamak, you can mix it with soy sauce or fish sauce.

Some Filipino dishes are more appetizing when paired with Sinamak, here are some them; Chicharon Bulaklak, Pork Chicharon, Shrimp Kropek, Beef Tapa, Inihaw na baboy, Inihaw na Pusit, Inihaw na Bangus, Chicken Inasal, Bagnet, Inihaw na Liempo, Fried Bangus, Crispy Fried Isaw, Lumpiang togue, Lumpiang Bangus, Daing na bangus, Lumpia Shanghai and Vigan Empanada.

• 3 1/2 cups Cane vinegar (best if you can have a Vinegar from Tuba or Palm Wine)
• 1 cup fresh Siling Labuyo
• 3 tablespoons ginger, sliced
• 3 tablespoons langkawas, sliced
• 1 tablespoon Peppercorns
• 1 head garlic
• 1 long neck empty bottle, cleaned

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