Healthy Caesar Salad
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This healthy version of Caesar salad has great flavor. For a complete dinner you can add cooked chicken breasts and toss in salad.
Ingredients
| 2 | large |
romaine lettuce
outer leaves removed & discarded |
* |
| ¼ | cup |
walnuts
optional |
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| For the dressing: | |||
| 2 | tablespoons |
tahini (sesame paste)
roasted |
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| 2 | ounces |
anchovy fillets
drained of oil, rinsed and chopped |
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| 4 | medium |
garlic cloves
chopped |
* |
| 3 | tablespoons |
lemon juice
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| 2 | tablespoons |
balsamic vinegar
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| 2 | tablespoons |
olive oil, extra-virgin
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| 1 | x |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
* |
Directions
Rinse lettuce, cut into bite size pieces, and dry.
Try to get lettuce as dry as possible so dressing is not diluted.
If you have a salad spinner it is best.
Blend dressing ingredients together for 1 to 2 minutes, drizzling the olive oil in at the end a little at a time.
Toss romaine with desired amount of dressing and walnuts and chicken if desired.
There will be dressing left over.
It keeps very well in your refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 55g (1.9 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 18979% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 17g
25%
Saturated Fat 2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 12mg
4%
Sodium 524mg
22%
Total Carbohydrate
2g
2%
Dietary Fiber 1g
5%
Sugars g
Protein
15g
Vitamin A 0%
•
Vitamin C 9%
Calcium 7%
•
Iron 9%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
