Caesar Salad (gluten free, dairy free, egg free, soy free)

For the dressing:Add all the dressing ingredients into a blender or mini food processor and blend until smooth. Use about half for the salad. Transfer remaining into a jar for another time.Place the chopped or whole leaf lettuce leaves in a large enough bowl to easily mix in the dressing.Note: Be sure to dry the washed romaine well, the dressing won’t coat the leaves if they are wet. Pour dressing over the leaves, then gently toss and rub dressing into leaves to combine well, preferably by hand.Transfer to a serving dish then add croutons.Note: you can use any romaine variety, look for firm leaves that are freshest. I find the Little Gem Lettuce variety are more tender in flavor that say a less mild tasting large head of green romaine and crunchier than the large bunches. They can be found at most health food stores, if not, romaine hearts are also mild in taste and are a good alternative, can be left whole or chopped to your liking.If using the large romaine heads, no need to toss by hand and simply adjust the amount of dressing, if desired.