Caesar Salad topped with grilled chicken 

The Caesar salad with chicken – light version is a tasty salad of Mexican origin, or rather Italian-American. The recipe was created by the chef Cesare Cardini, hence the name of the dish "Caesar", created for the American National Independence Day on July 4th. It is a very fresh salad, like romaine lettuce with a green and wide leaf, enriched with golden bread croutons, shavings of Parmesan cheese (Grana Padano is also fine), grilled chicken breast and is seasoned with a sauce based on garlic, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. In the original recipe there is no meat and the sauce is prepared with the addition of eggs.

Ingredients

800 g Romaine lettuce

400 g Chicken breast

140 g White bread

Grana Padano to taste

Extra virgin olive oil  to taste

For the sauce

2 cloves Fresh garlic

Lemon juice to taste

Worcestershire sauce to taste

Extra virgin olive oil to taste

Fine salt to taste

Black pepper to taste

Preparation

To prepare the Caesar salad with chicken – light version first clean the salad, removing the final hard part of the head, wash it in a basin, remove excess water by putting it in the centrifuge then cut the leaves into smaller pieces. Then you can already distribute the salad divided into practical portions in several bowls or on fairly large plates. Now prepare the croutons. Take the bread and cut it into cubes then sauté them in a hot pan with extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt. Once ready, pour them over the salad. They must be crispy and golden. Finally, cook the chicken breasts on a grill, grilling them well on both sides. Once cooked, cut them into strips, add them to the salad together with the shavings of Grana Padano or Parmigiano Reggiano. Serve the salad dressed with the sauce and enjoy your meal!

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Tasting notes

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