Caesar Salad Sandwich

On Sunday it was a beautiful winter’s day and we went to a barbecue. I made a Caesar Salad to take with for lunch as I had all the ingredients. It was so good, I can think of nothing else. A bit cool in the house today so not exactly the weather for a salad. I decided to ‘deconstruct’ it and make it into a sandwich instead.

I’m not really an ‘egg’ person but the occasional one is okay, especially if it’s smothered with Caesar Salad dressing. This dressing is super easy and the one I used for the salad.

Caesar Salad Sandwich

2 slices bread (of any sort)
1 tbs butter (or olive oil)
1 rasher bacon (or 3 slices ham, proscuitto or pancetta)
1 egg
cos lettuce

Dressing:
2 tbs whole egg mayonnaise
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp crushed garlic
1/4 tsp Dijon mustard
1 small anchovy fillet, ground into a paste with a knife
pepper

1. Toast bread on one side.
2. Fry ham/bacon in melted butter/oil to warm through then fry egg as desired. (I like mine with no soft yolk whatsoever).
3. Combine all dressing ingredients.
4. Spread dressing onto untoasted sides of bread and add ham/bacon, fried egg and lettuce.
5. Spoon remaining dressing on top.

You could’ve spread a little butter or oil on the toasted side of the bread before toasting but I figured there was enough calories in this sandwich to last me all week! Very delicious though and has satisfied my craving of Caesar Salad, for now.

Sunday Steak Sandwich & Spicy Onion Rings

After a usually busy weekend, Sunday night dinners are usually very casual, with things like bacon and eggs, baked beans on toast or a steak and salad sandwich. Tonight I decided to add Spicy Onion Rings to our steak sandwich.

I usually add whatever is on hand to the steak sandwich. Things like bacon, egg, cheese, lettuce, tomato, beetroot and tonight’s addition was grilled fresh pineapple. I also spread one piece of bread with mayonnaise and the other with a spicy BBQ relish. Something a little bit extra for what’s usually quite a boring, quick Sunday night meal.

Spicy Onion Rings

Self raising flour
Chilli powder
Salt & pepper
Water to mix to a runny yoghurt consistency
Oil for deep frying

Cut onion into rings. Dust in a mix of flour seasoned with salt, pepper and chilli powder. Add a couple onion rings at a time to the batter which is just self raising flour and water mixed together. Heat oil and cook onion rings, a couple at a time. Drain on paper towel and sprinkle with salt to serve.