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Grilled Mini Romaine Heads with Goat Cheese Caesar Dressing

Name: Grilled Mini Romaine Heads with Goat Cheese Caesar Dressing
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 heads mini romaine; 2 tablespoon olive oil; coarse kosher salt and pepper; ½ small clove garlic, finely minced; 2 tablespoon fresh goat cheese, such as catapano chevre; 1 tablespoon goat yogurt or sour cream; 1 egg; juice of 1 lemon; ¼ cup grapeseed oil; ¼ extra-virgin olive oil; 1 cup grated firm aged goat cheese, such as catapano sun dancer or summer cloud; 1 cup garlic croutons

August 19, 2014

Eberhard Müller

Classic Caesar dressing gets a makeover with the addition of goat cheese and yogurt for a creamy, tangy salad. A quick trip to the grill leaves staple item romaine lettuce slightly wilted but still crunchy and with a whole new, deep level of flavor. This recipe is part of a larger story; click here to view the story.

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Servings

609

Calories Per Serving

Ingredients

8 heads mini romaine
2 Tablespoons olive oil
Coarse kosher salt and pepper
½ small clove garlic, finely minced
2 Tablespoons fresh goat cheese, such as Catapano chevre
1 Tablespoon goat yogurt or sour cream
1 egg
Juice of 1 lemon
¼ Cup grapeseed oil
¼ extra-virgin olive oil
1 Cup grated firm aged goat cheese, such as Catapano Sun Dancer or Summer Cloud
1 Cup garlic croutons

Directions

Trim and wash the romaine, then halve lengthwise. Brush with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

Place the minced garlic on a cutting board and add 1 teaspoon salt. Scrape with the side of a kitchen knife until you make a smooth paste.

For the dressing, in a stainless steel bowl mix the fresh goat cheese, yogurt, egg, ½ of the garlic paste, and the lemon juice. Slowly whisk in the grapeseed and olive oil. Add the grated cheese and adjust the seasoning with pepper and maybe a bit more of the garlic paste.

Heat up a grill to 280 to 300 degrees F, and slowly grill the halved romaine heads to a nice color. Make sure not to burn them.

Arrange on a platter and drizzle generously with the dressing and the garlic croutons. Serve while still slightly warm.

Nutritional Facts

Servings4

Calories Per Serving609

Total Fat38g59%

Sugar16gN/A

Saturated11g57%

Cholesterol66mg22%

Protein28g56%

Carbs52g17%

Vitamin A5629µg100%

Vitamin B120.2µg3.6%

Vitamin B61mg55%

Vitamin C58mg96%

Vitamin D0.4µg0.1%

Vitamin E7mg34%

Vitamin K1296µg100%

Calcium527mg53%

Fiber28g100%

Folate (food)1720µgN/A

Folate equivalent (total)1731µg100%

Folic acid7µgN/A

Iron14mg79%

Magnesium197mg49%

Monounsaturated11gN/A

Niacin (B3)5mg23%

Phosphorus553mg79%

Polyunsaturated13gN/A

Potassium3219mg92%

Riboflavin (B2)1mg67%

Sodium3176mg100%

Thiamin (B1)1mg67%

Zinc4mg24%