recipe for chicken caesar salad
- hey guys, today i'mgoing to show you how to make a grilled chickencaesar salad from scratch. so some of my favoriterecipes are suggestions that come from all of you. so this recipe is goingout to bubblepuff109,
recipe for chicken caesar salad, you wanted to know howto make a classic caesar, and i'm going to show you how to do it. so the first thing we're going to do is create the marinade for our chicken.
in a dish, you're goingto combine some olive oil, some garlic, lemon zest, italian seasoning and salt and pepper. whisk that all up just until combined and then you're going to add your boneless, skinless chicken breasts. make sure it's marinated on all side, so that the chicken is well coated. you're then going to coverand pop in the fridge,
and then meanwhile we'regoing to create our croutons. now if you ask me, thecroutons are the mark of any great caesar salad. so it definitely pays tomake them from scratch. don't go out and buy the croutons, thinking you're going to save a step, cause it will not be as good. and when i show you how easy it is to make homemade croutons,you'll never go back
to the stuff in a box. now when it comes to homemade croutons, i really like to use ciabatta bread. that's because if you slice into it, you'll see it has all ofthose nooks and crannies and that's where all ofyour delicious homemade caesar salad dressing is going to end up. so it's a really great breadto use for something like this. but if you can't find it,you could also use a baguette
or a french loaf, that would work as well. you're going to slice thebread into about 1 inch cubes. pop it in a bowl and tothat you're going to add some olive oil, mincedgarlic and salt and pepper. mix it all together and thenturn it out on a cookie sheet. you then are going to bakeat 375 for about 15 minutes. you're looking for thecroutons to crisp up and turn golden brown. now for the dressing.
now a classic caesar salad typically does have raw egg in it, and i know that that canmake some people uneasy. so instead we're goingto use some mayonnaise which is pasteurized, sothere's no reason to worry. then we're going to addthe zest of one lemon, and some lemon juice. go ahead and give that a good whisk, and then it's time for the anchovies.
now i know, anchovies isanother controversial subject when it comes to caesar salad. because a real traditionalist will say, it is not a caesar without the anchovies. but i know that anchoviescan also make people uneasy. so what i like to do is insteadof taking real anchovies and smashing them up, igo right to the paste. because then you tend tonot even think about it. when you measure out the anchovy paste,
just think of it as anice flavorful paste. then you're going to addsome worcestershire sauce, add some olive oil. whisk it all together until combined and then the final step isto add about a half a cup of grated parmesan cheese. and that's it, your dressing is done. at this point, your chickenis probably done marinating and it's time to grill it.
so go ahead and grillthe chicken on all sides. once it's done, remove it and let it rest for about five minutes. that will help retain allthe juices into the chicken and make sure that yourchicken doesn't dry out. so a classic caesar salad ismade with romaine lettuce. i love romaine lettuce because it has a wonderful crunch to it and the leaves are so big and beautiful.
so much so that i don'teven like to cut it. i like to serve theleaves whole on the plate and let each person cutthe lettuce themselves. that way you'll have a reallybeautiful presentation. to our lettuce leaves, we'regoing to add our croutons and our dressing. give that all a goodtoss, making sure that all the leaves and croutons are covered. and then what i like todo is portion that out
onto plates and then add our chicken. and one other littlething that i like to add, which is not traditional at all, but it's something that mymother love's in a caesar salad. she had it at a restaurant once, and ever since theni've been throwing them into caesar salad's andthat's some roasted pine nuts. it's really deliciousand adds one more texture to your salad.
then you're going tofinish the whole thing off with some more grated parmesan cheese and some freshly cracked pepper. and there you have it, a homemade grilled chicken caesar salad that will rival anyyou'll be able to order at a restaurant, i promise. give this one a try andlet me know what you think, and keep those requests coming.
i love hearing from you guys and if i know how to make it, i'll definitely share the recipe. i'll see you next time.
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