Chicken Caesar Salad
I love Caesar salad but, of course, my sister has to ruin it by adding chicken to cover up the taste of the lettuce. I mean really, how can you not like lettuce? This dressing is also really good on pasta salad, and at least Jill doesn’t feel the need to add meat to that.
Recipe information
Yield
serves 4
Ingredients
Croutons
Dressing
Salad
Preparation
Step 1
To prepare the croutons: Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Step 2
Cut the bread into 1/2-inch cubes and place them on a baking sheet. Combine the butter and garlic powder in a small bowl and pour over the bread cubes. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and toss the bread cubes until they are evenly coated. Bake them for 10 minutes, or until they are golden brown.
Step 3
To prepare the dressing: Smash the garlic cloves by placing them on a cutting board, laying the blade of a large knife flat on top of the garlic, and pressing the knife with the heel of your hand. Remove the papery skin and finely chop the garlic.
Step 4
Place the garlic in a bowl with the Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, lemon juice, and red wine vinegar. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until completely incorporated. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Step 5
To prepare the salad: Preheat the grill or broiler to high heat.
Step 6
Tear the romaine into bite-size pieces, place in a large serving bowl, and add the shredded Parmesan and croutons.
Step 7
Grill or broil the chicken for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or until it is thoroughly cooked. Remove the chicken from the grill and let it rest for 5 minutes.
Step 8
Pour the dressing over the salad and toss until the lettuce is completely coated. Place some of the salad on each plate. Cut the chicken breasts into 1/4-inch-thick slices and arrange the slices over the salad. Grind pepper over each salad.
Kitchen Vocab
Step 9
The difference between grilling and broiling is that grilling heats from underneath and broiling heats from above. We prefer grilling over broiling because it adds flavor, but we have a gas grill that starts by turning a knob and pressing a button. If we had to actually light coals and wait for them to heat, we would be broiling.
