SLC25-W1 // "Caesar Salad"

I am super excited to be part of this culinary journey in season 25 of Steemit Learning Challenge and using this opportunity to explore through the world of SALADS.

For first week, I have been able to gather knowledge on Caesar salad, its ingredients, preparation procedures and most especially; the special ingredients used to enhance flavors which includes; bacon, ham, canned tuna, chicken, crab, corn and avocado pear.

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Question 1: Make a "Caesar Salad"; you can use the recipe presented in this course or any recipe of your choice (detailing the utensils, ingredients, and preparation steps). Include and detail any extra ingredients of your choice to enhance the flavor of your Caesar salad.

I will proceed to share the recipe of my caesar salad below;

Ingredients Used

Each of the ingredient used for this recipe is of little quantity just for a person's portion.

Ingredients

Base Ingredients	Dressing Ingredients	Extra Ingredient
Lettuce	Mayonnaise	Sweet corn
Croutons	Salt	---

Preparation Procedures

Step 1: Wash the lettuce leaves properly with salt water, slice and put them in sieve to drain the extra water out.

Washing	Slicing	Filtration of water

Step 2: Put sliced lettuce into a bowl and add croutons to it.

Lettuce	Adding croutons	Set for next step

Step 3: prepare the dressing by adding a little salt to the mayonnaise then mix.

Adding salt	Mixing

Step 4: Pour the mayonnaise to the base Ingredients then add sweet corn which is the extra ingredient for flavor enhancement.

Added dressing	Added sweet corn

The caesar salad is ready to be served!

Served!

Question 2: Did you prepare the recipe taught in the course or improvise one of your own? Tell us about the flavor of your salad? Did it meet your expectations?

Yes, I prepared the recipe that was taught in this class although, few of the ingredients used by the teacher are missing in mine. I made used of the available ingredients and also followed the recipe in this course.

The flavor of this salad was perfect, sweet corn added a special flavor and taste to it. Of course, after having a taste of this salad, it met my expectations.

Caesar salad full of healthy ingredients!

Question 3: Highlight the benefits of lettuce, croutons, and Parmesan cheese for our body and indicate the price in Steem for each of them.

Lettuce	Croutons	Parmesan Cheese
Good for hydration and digestion because of high water content	It gives salads nice flavor	Good for immune system
Good for weight management	Good source of energy	Good for muscle building and repair
Good for bone health	It controls blood sugar	it promote healthy gut bugs

Below are the prices for the least quantity;

Ingredients	Price in Naira	Price in Steem
Lettuce	#200	1.1 steem
Croutons	#550	2.9 steem
Parmesan Cheese	#1,200	6.4 steem

Question 4: Do you have any special tips for making this salad? Share them.

The following are the special tips I have to share for this salad;

• Do not use the lettuce leaves that contain water because it will dilute the dressing thereby making it watering.
• In the process of making croutons with bread, tend not to overload them in pan
• Making use of homemade natural sweet corn is more healthier and it gives the salad good flavor.
• While slice the lettuce and bread for croutons, make it moderate and not too big or small so to have a crunch/ crispy taste.

I will invite @mvchacin, @eliany and @suboohi to join the class.