Photo: Southwestern Caesar Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 hearts romaine lettuce, coarsely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon prepared Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Blue corn, black bean or other tortilla chips, for garnish
- 1/4 cup smoked cheddar and 1/4 cup pepper Jack, for garnish, optional
Directions
Chop and place romaine in a large salad bowl. Whisk together garlic, lemon juice, Dijon mustard and chili powder in a small bowl. Continue whisking while streaming in extra-virgin olive oil. When dressing is combined, toss Romaine salad with dressing and garnish salad with broken tortilla chips, smoked cheddar and pepper Jack cheese. Season with salt and pepper and toss again, then serve.
Yield: Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: none Ease of preparation: easy
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By jenic19
Las Cruces, NM
on June 18, 2008
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Some corn, black beans, and pico-de-gallo...Yummy!
By loriannfiore_72...
Atlanta, GA
on July 22, 2007
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The mix of the lemon, chili powder, and olive oil is wonderful. Very easy to make. I doubled the garlic to zest it up a touch more. We broiled up some salmon to serve atop this salad (brushing a bit of dressing for its last minute of cooking. It was a fantastic taste combo!
By debsnewhome_7092746
Rancho Cucamong...
on April 21, 2007
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Extremely flavorful! You can also put it in a wrap with steak, sliced almonds and ranch dressing. Yummy!!
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