Get all the flavor and none of the guilt with this simple recipe for the perennial favorite: Chicken Caesar Salad.
Makes 4 servings
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook: 12 minutes
Ingredients:
Olive oil cooking spray
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 plus 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
1/4 plus 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
1/2 cup silken soft tofu
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3/4 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon anchovy paste
1 tablespoon water
2 tablespoons grated and 1/4 cup shaved fresh Parmesan cheese
8 cups romaine lettuce cut crosswise into 2-inch strips
1 1/4 cups fat-free croutons
Instructions:
1. Heat grill pan to medium-high. Mist chicken breasts with olive oil spray, and season with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Grill chicken until just cooked through, about 5–6 minutes per side. Place chicken on a cutting board and let rest about 5 minutes to allow juices to redistribute; cut into bite-size pieces.
2. Mix next 8 ingredients and remaining salt and pepper in a blender until well-combined and creamy, scraping down blender sides, as necessary. Add 1 tablespoon water to thin. Stir in grated Parmesan.
3. Toss lettuce, croutons, and dressing in a large bowl; divide among 4 plates. Arrange chicken over salads, sprinkling each evenly with shaved Parmesan. (Serving size: 2 cups lettuce and 1/4 pound chicken)
Nutrition:
Calories 269 (33% from fat); Fat 10g (sat 3g, mono 4g, poly 2g); Cholesterol 69mg; Protein 31g; Carbohydrate 13g; Sugars 3g; Fiber 3g; Iron 2.5mg; Sodium 510mg; Calcium 178mg
By Laraine Perri




Comments (6)
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these recipies are really great for the summer thsnk you.
this would be so much better without the soy, mustard, anchovies, worcestershire sauce and wine vinegar. Think how much sodium would be eliminated. Just cook the chicken with rosemary and lemon juice and the other things aren’t needed.
I cannot find Trisha Yearwoods Greek Salad in Health issue July/August. Can you e-mail it to me or tell me how to find it online? Thanks!!
Hi Nancy,
You can find it here.
Ma,
If it weren’t a recipe for Caesar salad then omitting those things would be fine. This isn’t a recipe for rosemary-lemon chicken salad, though. I don’t think anyone would fault you for omitting those items that you don’t want due to their sodium content, but it would no longer be a Caesar-flavored dish.