Nothing beat s great Caesar salad, fabulous midweek meal , you can also deconstruct it and serve on a platter, there are few Caesar salad dressing recipes I use one without cream to make it light and tangy.
Ingredients
- 4 boneless chicken thighs, skin removed
- 3 rashers of streakiest bacon or pancetta
- finely grated rind of 1/2 lemon
- salt and ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 large Cos or other crisp lettuce
- 12 or so croutons
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shaved
- 1 tbsp each salt and vinegar
- *optional 4 eggs
Caesar Dressing
- 1 tbsp oil
- 5-6 anchovies
- 2 crushed garlic cloves
- 1/2 greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Method
- To make the dressing, Crush the garlic and mash the anchovies with a fork, add the lemon juice and oil and using a handheld blender blitz to combine then stir in the greek yogurt
- Mix chicken with lemon rind, salt and pepper. Heat a fry pan with a little oil or you can bbq them . Fry chicken about 6-8 minutes until cooked through. Remove and stand until cooked through. keep to one side
- Bbq or fry the bacon rashers and keep to one side
- Boil the eggs for 3.30 if at room temp, Peel when cool and cut int o either halves or quarters , set aside
- Place lettuce leaves in a large salad bowl. Toss dressing through lettuce. Slice and add chicken pieces. and bacon and gently place the boiled eggs
- Throw on croutons, sprinkle with parmesan and grind over black pepper.
- Place into 4 serving plates or as a side salad
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