This Grilled Caesar salad puts a summer spin on the classic recipe by making it entirely on the grill. Say hello to your new favorite dish.
Course Salad
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword caesar, grilled
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 8 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Author Brynn McDowell, RD at The Domestic Dietitian
Ingredients
For the Salad
3Hearts of Romaine, cut in half lengthwise
4slicesFrench Bread or Sourdough Bread
1Lemon, cut in half
2tbspOlive Oil
1/4cupparmesan cheese
For the Dressing
4clovesgarlic, minced
1tbspdijon mustard
1tbspcapers
1lemon, juiced
4anchovies, diced
1tspworcestershire sauce
1tspkosher salt
1/3cupolive oil
Instructions
For the Dressing
In a medium bowl, combine the minced garlic, dijon, capers, juice of a lemon, diced anchovies, and worcestershire. Mix to combine, taste and season with salt if needed. While whisking, slowly pour in the olive oil until dressing combinesNote - you can also combine the ingredients in a food processor for a thicker style dressing
For the Grilled Caesar
Light/preheat your grill
Drizzle the cut surface of each romaine heart with olive oil and both sides of the bread slices. You do not need to drizzle oilive oil on the lemon halves
Once the grill is warm, place the two lemon halves (cut side facedown) on the grill, the cut romaine hearts (cut side facedown) and the bread slices
The romaine only needs to be grilled for about 2 minutes before it can be pulled off the grill. You do not need to grill both sides as you are just tyring ot lightly char the surface
Grill the bread slcies for about 3-4 minutes on each side, just until they are lightly toasted and golden brown on each side. Remove from grill once they are
The lemon can be pulled off the grill once the lettuce and bread are finished
Option for serving - you can chop the grilled lettuce or leave the split romaine hearts intact for guests to take one. The choice is up to you. The toasted bread can be cut into one inch cubes
To serve the salad - top the grilled romaine with the cubed toast and squeeze with the grilled lemon. Add the dressing by either a) pouring over chopped salad and then mixing to combine or b) drizzling over sliced romaine hearts and saving some to serve on the side
Top with freshly grated parmesan cheese and enjoy!