Grilled Romaine Caesar Salad

This grilled romaine Caesar salad is the ideal side dish for your grilled meats or backyard BARBEQUE and you’re gon na like it!

I’m a huge fan of grilled salads. It is among the uncommon ways I can get that husband of mine to enjoy salad. Otherwise he acts like I’m punishing him by serving him greens. Not with this salad! So I wasn’t too shocked when he recommended we make this meal as the second course of a 4-course wine maker supper we at Troon Winery recently. You’re never ever going to think what red wine we paired it with (see listed below).

This grilled salad is rather easy, however looks remarkable and complicated, so it’s certainly one that will wow your visitors.

You can serve the greens hot or cold, it really doesn’t matter.

How to Make Grilled Romaine Caesar Salad

To begin you desire to grill your lemons. The grilled lemon juice is going into your Caesar dressing, so it’s best to do that. I like to do the lemons and bread together, given that the bread will not be served hot (though you can if you wish to).

Cut the lemons in half and slice your baguette and coat the baguette gently with olive oil.

Place those on the grill for a couple minutes per side. Stay close, these grill quick.

When they’re done you can toss the romaine on.

How to Grill Romaine Lettuce

Start bywashing and drying your romaine lettuce( if you didn’t purchase them pre-rinsed). Trim the stems thenslice down the middle, lengthwise. Place straight on the hot grill.No requirement to include oil, otherwise this might cause flare in your grill.Grill on direct heatjust a couple minutes per side. That’s all.

Next preparation your creamy dressing (incredibly basic, see listed below), then drizzle over those stunning grilled romaine hearts.

What to Add to Grilled Romaine Caesar Salad

• Well for beginners, crispy bacon or pancetta is a no brainer! So damn excellent.
• You have actually got ta spray on some shaved or grated Parmesan of course.
• Grilled chicken is a great protein.
• Grilled salmon works wonders too.
• You can also utilize tomatoes & & basil, like our Grilled Romaine Lettuce with Tomatoes & & Basil .
• The options are unlimited.

We like this as a side dish or starter, or as a full meal if you add one of those recommended proteins.

The Grilled Romaine Caesar Salad Video

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Grilled Romaine Caesar Salad

Prep Time

10mins

Prepare Time

10mins

Total Time

20mins

A delicious and simple grilled romaine Caesar salad elevated with some smoky crispy pancetta (or bacon), grilled lemon, and grilled baguette slices to sub for croutons, and guidelines on how to grill romaine lettuce.

Course: Appetizer, Salad

Food: American

Keyword: grilled caesar salad, grilled romaine lettuce, grilled salad

Portions: 4servings

Author: Mary Cressler, Vindulge

Ingredients

• 2hearts of romaine,sliced in half lengthwise
• 2lemons,halved
• 1/2.baguette,.( we utilize gluten free) sliced on a predisposition in 1/4 inch slices.
• additional virgin olive oil.

For the Grilled Lemon Caesar Dressing:.

• 2.anchovies.
• 2.garlic cloves.
• 1/2.teaspoon.kosher salt.
• 1/2.teaspoon.coarse black pepper.
• 3.tablespoons.grated parmesan cheese.
• 1/4.cup.grilled lemon juice.( approx 1 large lemon).
• 2.egg yolks.
• 1/2.teaspoon.Dijon mustard.
• 1/2.cup.additional virgin olive oil.

Optional toppings:.

• Parmesan Cheese.
• Crispy pancetta or bacon.
• Grilled Chicken.
• Grilled Salmon.

Guidelines.

1. Preheat grill for indirect cooking. (As you prepare, you want to have a cool side, in case you need to move the greens or bread over if they begin preparing too rapidly).
2. Drizzle bread with olive oil (a light finish).
3. Location the romaine hearts, lemons, and baguette pieces on the grill on direct heat and cook approximately 2 minutes per side, flipping often. Stay close, these will all cook at slightly different times. Get rid of when the bread has a nice toast, the lemons have actually darkened and have a nice char (see photos), and the romaine has a good char (however not charred).
4. Eliminate from grill. Serve with the Grilled Lemon Caesar Dressing, parmesan cheese, and optional proteins (we vote for crispy bacon or grilled chicken).

To make the Dressing:.

1. Location the anchovies, garlic, parmesan, salt, and pepper cheese in the food processor and grind up until they turn into a paste. Add the wet components (the grilled lemon juice, egg yolks, Dijon mustard, and olive oil).

Recipe Notes.

• Serving size: serve a half of a romaine wedge per person..
• The dressing yields 1 cup..

WINE PAIRING for GRILLED CAESAR SALAD.

The essential attributes in the meal are the lightly charred notes on the romaine, as well as the bright acidity in the dressing well balanced with the velvety texture. Don’t get all gone nuts about the anchovies, as there are just 2 in this dressing, and they offer more of a savory and mildly salted note rather than anything fishy. Think me!

For this specific event we matched this meal with an extremely not likely prospect. Not any Riesling.Troon’s 2017 Whole Grape Ferment Riesling., a wine that’s more like an orange red wine than any Riesling you might be familiar with. It’s bone dry and has a very mouthwatering note to it with fantastic acidity, which we thought would make for a very unique pairing with this salad.

Now, understanding this white wine isn’t extremely dispersed here’s a few other, more frequently found pairing ideas.

For the wine geek: discover another orange red wine (or similar style). It’s a pretty rad pairing. Provide it a shot!

For the Chardonnay lover: try to find a gently oaked chardonnay or one in stainless-steel. Chablis would be deeeelicious. Simply do not go for something too heavily oaked.

Gavi, or other northern Italian white would work too. They tend to have intense level of acidity and lemon notes that would be an excellent match.

What would you pair?

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