Easy Spicy Caesar Salad

Name: Easy Spicy Caesar Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 296 milliliters creamy-style Caesar dressing; 156 grams package gourmet Caesar croutons; 1 jalapeño pepper, quartered and unseeded; 1 Tbsp fresh lime or lemon juice; 158 milliliters shredded Parmesan cheese; 8 servings Garnish: Parmesan cheese shavings; 1 head romaine lettuce, cored

The recipe Easy Spicy Caesar Salad could satisfy your American craving in about 20 minutes. Watching your figure? This gluten free and fodmap friendly recipe has 443 calories, 18g of protein, and 33g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up caesar dressing, gourmet caesar croutons, jalapeño pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing It works well as a rather inexpensive main course.

Instructions

Separate lettuce into leaves; wash and pat dry with paper towels. Stack 5 leaves, and roll up tightly, beginning at 1 long end; cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces, making strips.

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Lettuce

Roll

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Paper Towels

Process Caesar dressing, jalapeo pepper with seeds, and lime juice in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

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Caesar Salad Dressing

Lime Juice

Pepper

Seeds

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Blender

Place romaine strips and 2/3 cup shredded cheese in a large bowl; drizzle with dressing mixture, and gently toss until coated.

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Shredded Cheese

Romaine

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Bowl

Sprinkle with croutons, and serve immediately.

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Croutons

Garnish, if desired.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Wishbone Creamy Caesar dressing for a sweeter flavor and Ken's Steak House Creamy Caesar dressing for a tangier flavor. For the gourmet croutons, we used Cardini's Gourmet

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Caesar Salad Dressing

Croutons

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