Hand Held Caesar Salad
Ready In: 20 mins
Yields: 10 salads
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- olive oil
- salt
- 10 leaves romaine lettuce
- 10 slices pancetta, fried until crisp (or bacon, fried until crisp)
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 1 cup caesar salad dressing
Directions
- To make croutons: Cut off crust from French bread.
- Slice lengthwise into 1 cm thick slices.
- Rub slices on both sides with garlic clove and brush with olive oil.
- Cut slices into long strips and place on a baking sheet.
- Sprinkle lightly with salt.
- Bake at 300 degrees F for 15 minutes or until croutons are dry and crisp.
- Cool and place on a serving dish.
- Wash lettuce, removing any wilted or tough parts of leaves.
- Place whole leaves on a platter.
- Crumble pancetta or bacon into a small serving bowl.
- Place grated cheese in another small serving bowl.
- Pour dressing into a squeeze bottle (if using a homemade version).
- To serve the salad, hold one lettuce leaf in your hand.
- Layer lettuce with a crouton, crumbled pancetta, cheese and dressing.
- Wrap up sides of the lettuce leaf and eat!
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