After what was a fairly challenging day I was glad to consult my meal plan and discover the simple Chicken Caesar Salad was planned for tonight. I’ve always loved caesar salad – especially that dressing – and I’ve found it’s a salad I’ve been able to replicate quite easily. My other favourite, Greek Salad, I find harder to replicate as the freshness and flavour of those ingredients is hard to find, especially when I’m comparing them to the greek salads I had in Greece. The ingredients for a caesar salad are also a lot cheaper than a greek (I am looking mainly at you feta!) and thus it has become a fixture in our meal plans the past year.
I take a rather simple approach to my caesar salads, combing the basics of lettuce, chicken, bacon, parmesan and crutons – plus a whole lot of store bought dressing! (I’d like to try making the dressing one day, however I know it wouldn’t keep, so I’d need to eat a whole lot of caesar in a short amount of time) I’ve detailed my rough recipe below – but it is so malleable with whatever you want to put into it.
Ingredients
1 whole cos lettuce
2 chicken breasts
4 mid-rashers of bacon
Handful of shaved parmesan
A couple of slices of bread
Store-bought caesar dressing of your choice
Method
I start by baking the chicken breasts, either whole in an oven (then slice after it’s cooked), or sliced in a frypan, until cooked through. Set these aside to cool slightly.
Fry bacon rashers to liking, and cut into smaller pieces. Set aside with chicken to cool.
Cube the slices of bread, and place under the grill until brown and crunchy. Again set aside to cool.
Rip lettuce into desired size and place into salad bowl. Add chicken, bacon, crutons and parmesan. Drizzle desired amount of dressing over salad – toss and serve!
If you’re like phil and I, no plates required, it can be eaten straight from the bowl. But if company comes round, it can easily be served as a main, or on a side of dish. The result – yum!
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