A Caesar salad is a green salad of romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with lemon juice, olive oil, eggs or egg yolks, Worcestershire sauce, anchovies, garlic, Dijon mustard, Parmesan cheese, and black pepper.

Cesare Cardini was an Italian restaurateur, chef, and hotel owner who, along with his brother Alex Cardini, is credited with creating Caesar salad at his Tijuana restaurant, Caesar's.