Brush both sides with 1 teaspoon oil; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, and season with salt and pepper. Bake until golden brown and crisp, turning once, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool, then ...

According to Caesar’s daughter Rosa, he created the salad on July 4, 1924, when the restaurant was bustling with American tourists and the kitchen was short on supplies.

The original Caesar salad, from Hotel Caesar on Avenida Revolucion in Tijuana, where it was invented. Yes, two croutons only. (Daniel Hernandez / Los Angeles Times) ...

Nearly 30 years after it was first introduced, the Caesar salad became a widely acclaimed dish. By 1953, the salad was recognized as “the greatest recipe to originate in the Americas in the past ...