The day before
serving. Wash and dry lettuce, wrap in paper towel
and place in plastic storage bag. Refrigerate to crisp
overnight. Cut garlic clove in half. Reserve half to
season salad bowl. Cut other half in half again and
combine with olive oil in a small jar. Cover tightly and
refrigerate overnight.
Before serving salad. Preheat oven to 350°F [180°C]. Toss
bread cubes in 1 tbsp [15 mL] of the garlic-flavored oil.
Spread cubes evenly on a baking sheet. Bake about 10 minutes
until golden brown and crisp. While hot, toss croutons in a
paper bag with 1 tbsp [15 mL] Parmesan cheese and seasoned
salt.
Gently lower the egg into a saucepan filled
with boiling water and simmer
for exactly 1 minute. This is called to "coddle an
egg". Cool the egg under running water and set aside.
Rub a wooden salad bowl with the cut
side of reserved garlic clove. Discard the garlic. Add anchovy paste and coddled egg;
mix well. Sprinkle with lemon juice; mix well.
Remove garlic from oil and pour into wooden bowl
in a thin stream, whisking constantly. Break lettuce leaves into bite-size pieces and
add to salad bowl. Toss well. Add croutons
and grated parmesan cheese. Toss again. Serve
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