CASA'S SALAD

By pbaumgartner

One of the family restaurants still in Fort Wayne is Casa's--now in various locations throughout the city. The restaurant is known for its house salad, which is supposedly a secret, but someone either leaked the recipe or figured it out because this recipe did appear in a Fort Wayne paper several years ago.

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 6 anchovies
• 8 oz. wine vinegar
• 3/4 tsp. oregano
• 1 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 Tbs. salt
• 1 1/4 oz. sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
• 1/4 c. cornstarch
• 1 pint (16 oz.) oil
• Blend the first 8 ingredients in a blender. Pour in oil in a stream.
• Salad:
• Iceberg and romaine lettuce, torn
• Sweet red pepper, chopped
• Green onions, chopped
• Parmesan, Romano, provolone and mozzarella cheeses, grated
• Croutons and bacon pieces

Preparation

Step 1

Toss all except the croutons and bacon. Add dressing 15 minutes before serving. Add croutons and bacon at serving time.