North Indian Caesar Chicken Salad in Parmesan Cups by Sanjeev Kapoor

Summary: North Indian Caesar Chicken Salad in Parmesan Cups by Sanjeev Kapoor pleases with creative settings of aromatic grilled chicken in cheesy crispness.

Sanjeev Kapoor's North Indian Caesar Chicken Salad sets Classic Caesar Salad in crunchy cheesy cups and exoticizes the simply elegant classic with grilled chicken tastiness: New Indian Movies @newindianmovies, via Twitter Feb. 8, 2016

North Indian Caesar Chicken Salad in Parmesan Cups by Sanjeev Kapoor transforms Classic Caesar Salad into a captivating non-vegetarian variation redolent of grilled chicken and decoratively presented in crispy, cheesy settings.

Caesar Salad will observe its 100th anniversary, or birthday, in 2024. The simple, elegant salad's original recipe has become a global classic. Furthermore, Caesar Salad's easy receptivity to non-vegetarian and vegetarian variations has assured its popular place in fusion cuisine.

Italian immigrant restauranteur Cesare "Caesar" Cardini (Feb. 24, 1896-Nov. 3, 1956) created the salad in 1924 in his self-named restaurant, Caesar's Restaurant, in northwestern Mexico's resort border city, Tijuana. Chef Cesare's original recipe blends fresh lemon juice, olive oil and Worcestershire sauce into a tossed salad base of coddled eggs and romaine leaves and tops the dish with grated or shredded Parmesan cheese and garlic-toasted croutons.

Anchovy fillet or anchovy paste frequently appears in variations, either for creativity or for misidentification as an original ingredient. In fact, the original recipe's subtle savor of anchovies derives from Worcestershire sauce's characteristic ingredient, fermented anchovy pieces.

Parmesan cheese cups feature as crispy, decorative settings for dips and salads. The cups give shape to the popular cheese snack, Parmesan crisps. Parmesan crisps and cups are reminiscent of frico (Friulian/Friulan: fricò), a traditional dish of the Friuli (Friulian: Friûl) region in Northeast Italy. The preparation of frico as thin frico involves stovetop melting of shredded cheese in oil. Thin frico's slightly crispy malleability allows for modelling into such creative food container shapes as baskets and bowls.

North Indian celebrity chef, cookbook author, entrepreneur and television personality Sanjeev Kapoor shares his impressive culinary repertoire of Indian and international recipes on his recipe portal, Sanjeev Kapoor Recipes. Caesar Salad and variations of the classic dish number among the recipe portal's inspirations from fusion cuisine.

Chef Sanjeev places Caesar Salad in Parmesan Cups in the meal course of salads. The cooking level is determined as easy. He identifies the non-vegetarian salad's main ingredients as Parmesan cheese and chicken breast. The dish's recipe card recognizes the nutritious, palate-happy, versatile allure of cheese. Also, although the recipe calls for Parmesan cheese, the recipe card notes the easy replacement of the Italian cheese with Indian or soy milk versions.

Preparation parameters for Sanjeev Kapoor's North Indian Caesar Chicken Salad in Parmesan Cups entail 11 to 15 minutes of preparation time. Cooking time is estimated at five minutes or less. The recipe yields four servings.

Chef Sanjeev's recipe does not specify an exact amount of grated Parmesan cheese. Rather, the recipe itemizes grated Parmesan cheese "as needed."

(The amount depends upon the desired cheesiness and size of the Parmesan cups. The sizes of the melting pan and of the shaping utensil also determine the size of the Parmesan cups. My family's extra cheesy recipe for Parmesan Cups allots two handfuls (about 1/2 cup) of medium grated, or shredded, cheese for each Parmesan cup.)

The cheese is sprinkled into a non-stick pan and heated until it melts. The cheese round is tipped from the pan, flipped, draped onto an inverted, small glass bowl for shaping by gentle pressing and then set onto a serving platter. The process is repeated to form the next three cheese cups.

The dressing whisks egg yolk (one), mustard paste (one teaspoon), red wine vinegar (one teaspoon), garlic cloves (two to three, grated) and capers (one teaspoon, finely chopped) in a bowl. Subsequent whiskings gradually incorporate oil (1/4 cup) and then salt, crushed black peppercorns.

The salad combines one grilled, chopped chicken breast with romaine leaves (six to eight; torn) and croutons (1/4 cup). The dressing is added and tossed with the salad.

The final step portions the salad into each cheesy cup.

North Indian Caesar Chicken Salad in Parmesan Cups by Sanjeev Kapoor joins the celebrity chef's lineup of Caesar Salad-inspired recipes. His other Caesar recipes include Caesar Deviled Eggs and Chicken Caesar Burger.

Acknowledgment

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Image credits:

Sanjeev Kapoor's North Indian Caesar Chicken Salad sets Classic Caesar Salad in crunchy cheesy cups and exoticizes the simply elegant classic with grilled chicken tastiness: New Indian Movies @newindianmovies, via Twitter Feb. 8, 2016, 11:08 AM, @ https://twitter.com/newindianmovies/status/696727222242021376

Sanjeev Kapoor Khavana, "Caesar Salad in Parmesan Cups / Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana," via YouTube Feb. 8, 2016, @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxny86kuyuk

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