{"id":11289,"date":"2012-12-19T20:13:10","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T04:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=11289"},"modified":"2012-12-19T20:13:10","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T04:13:10","slug":"safe-eggs-and-a-holiday-caesar-salad-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/safe-eggs-and-a-holiday-caesar-salad-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Eggs and a Holiday Caesar Salad Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What would the holidays be without Christmas or Hanukkah cookies? And then there’s eggnog, the traditional holiday drink – really, the holidays are full of yummy treats that include the most inexpensive and complete source of protein available: eggs. Last weekend I dashed up to Fullerton to see my good friend, Chef Louise Mellor<\/a> demonstrate a holiday recipe, with a few decorating tips thrown in, at a Holiday Eggs-travaganza hosted by Safest Choice Eggs<\/a> at\u00a0Albertson’s<\/a>\u00a0and learned a great deal about pasteurized eggs and why it’s safer to cook with them.<\/p>\n

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Do you remember eating cookie dough as a kid? It was part of the whole cookie baking experience – now a practice shunned as a result of outbreaks of salmonella food poisoning* related to raw eggs. Prefer your eggs runny, but afraid to eat them that way? Mourn the days of a traditional Caesar salad dressing, rich and creamy from a raw egg and olive oil emulsion? You certainly don’t want to risk your holiday (or any day) being ruined by salmonella poisoning – but you can enjoy cookie dough, Caesar dressing, sunny-side up eggs, hollandaise sauce, homemade mayonnaise, raw egg protein shakes and other culinary delights that call for raw or under-cooked eggs simply by purchasing pasteurized eggs.<\/p>\n

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Pasteurized eggs have been heated to an exact temperature to destroy all bacteria, the same process that has made milk and juices safe to enjoy. And, to qualify the overused term of “natural” – pasteurization is an all natural process because it involves only heat, not chemicals or irradiation, to eliminate bacteria.\u00a0The Safest Choice\u2122<\/a>\u00a0all natural pasteurization of shell eggs uses precision time and temperature controls to heat eggs in warm water baths to destroy all bacteria – without cooking the egg. You can identify a Safest Choice egg by the P stamped on the egg (after it has been sealed with an FDA-approved, food-grade wax coating to prevent contamination and preserve freshness).<\/p>\n

A fresh green salad always adorns my holiday table – not just for the vibrant colors, but because I gotta have my greens and a bright, crunchy, refreshing element is essential to balance the richer, heavier fare that comes with most celebrations. Louise \u00a0adapted a Safest Choice’s Safe Caesar Salad recipe for the holidays by adding Asian pears and dried cranberries for a festive touch and, true to her style, she suggested serving Caesar salad in vintage bowls or cocktail cups.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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