# Preparing Caesar salad **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 22, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-caesar-salad/852311 "2020-04-22T01:53:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Saturn\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-caesar-salad/852311/1 "2020-04-22T01:53:44Z")
When making Caesar salad, do you prefer to add the Parmigiano-Reggiano to the dressing itself, or do you add it to the romaine lettuce and leave the dressing cheese-free? And why so? I prefer to have Parmigiano-Reggiano shavings in my romaine and leave the dressing cheese-free, but a person I served it to recently said it was “different”. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-caesar-salad/852311/2 "2020-04-22T02:05:10Z")
!/2 and 1/2… add some at the end of your mixing of the dressing…add the rest after you dress your greens with the Caesar dressing. ymmv ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-caesar-salad/852311/3 "2020-04-22T02:45:43Z")
1/2 and 1/2 1/2 When you dress and toss the salad, 1/2 served table side to add to taste. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-caesar-salad/852311/4 "2020-04-22T02:51:56Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > 1/2 and 1/2 > > 1/2 When you dress and toss the salad, 1/2 served table side to add to taste. Like this. It’s on the salad, there’s more on the side if you want it. Same with the dressing. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-caesar-salad/852311/5 "2020-04-22T05:24:14Z")
Flaked cheese. On the lettuce, because flakes. Around here, grated or powdered cheese screams “cheap” and “flavorless” ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-caesar-salad/852311/6 "2020-04-23T00:53:31Z")
There happened to be a Caesar salad thread on reddit /r/cooking today: > **[r/Cooking - Do you love a good Cesar salad? If so, please share your favorite...](https://old.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/g615eg/do_you_love_a_good_cesar_salad_if_so_please_share/)** > > 123 votes and 91 comments so far on Reddit It doesn’t exactly answer OP but worth checking. I wouldn’t add the cheese until just before serving. I think it will distribute better when added after dressing the salad. ---
**Author:** ![GMANCANADA](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gmancanada/32/2837_2.png) [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-caesar-salad/852311/7 "2020-04-23T02:37:59Z")
Both: I follow the dressing recipe, which adds it to the dressing. Then I add maybe 1/4 cup finely grated parm on the top of salad itself, primarily as decoration. I think it makes the salad look a lot more appetizing. I also place more finely grated parm in a table bowl for anyone who wants it.