Knife and Fork Grilled Caesar Salad

A heartier and summer version of Caesar salad involves grilled baguette slices topped with grilled romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese, and Caesar dressing for a 'knife and fork' version of salad.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 745 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup olive oil, divided
• 2 cloves garlic, halved
• salt and coarsely ground black pepper to taste
• 1 long thin baguette
• 1 small tomato, halved and seeded
• 1 head romaine lettuce, outer leaves discarded and head cut into quarters
• 1 cup Caesar salad dressing, or to taste
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese shavings

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat grill for low heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 2

Cut baguette on a severely sharp diagonal to make 4 long slices about 1/2-inch thick. Lightly brush each cut side with about half of the olive oil.

Step 3

Grill baguette slices on the preheated grill until lightly crispy, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Rub each side of baguette slices with the cut-side of garlic and cut-side of tomatoes. Set aside to cool.

Step 4

Brush 2 cut sides of romaine quarters with remaining olive oil.

Step 5

Grill romaine quarters until lightly seared, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Sprinkle grilled romaine with salt and set aside to cool.

Step 6

Place a grilled romaine quarter, cut-side up, on top of a grilled baguette slice. Drizzle each with Caesar dressing and top with Parmesan cheese. Season with salt and black pepper.