Grilled Caesar Salad
Take your Vegan Caesar Salad to the next level of elegance by grilling your lettuce, and with a few ingredients, you will be in salad heaven.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 278kcal
Ingredients
- 2 heads tightly packed Romaine lettuce heads cut lengthwise
- 1 lemon juiced
- Salt and pepper to taste
Oil-Free Garlic Croutons
- 4 slices Oil-free Multi-grain bread or any bread of choice FROZEN; gluten-free bread also works
- ¼ cup aquafaba chickpea fluid or almond milk will work as well
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 3 teaspoons garlic salt
- 2 cloves minced fresh garlic
Vegan Caesar Dressing
- ½ cup raw cashews soaked overnight, drained
- 3 Tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ Tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 small garlic clove you can add another if you like it super potent
- ½ Tablespoon vegan Worcestershire sauce I used Amy's
- 2 teaspoons capers
- ½ teaspoon fine grain sea salt and pepper or to taste
Additional Ingredients (Optional)
- ¼ cup capers
- 1 pint grape tomatoes
- ½ red onion sliced
- ½ cucumber julienned
- Vegan Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
PREPARE THE ROMAINE LETTUCE
- Turn the grill on medium heat.
- Cut the Romine lettuce heads intact, lengthwise.
- This process is quick; 2 minutes on the cut side only, and you need to watch it.
- Most recipes call for brushing it in oil, but you don't need oil at all.
- Washing the lettuce gives it what it needs to be grilled without the oil.
- You will place it directly on the grill rack, or you can use a grill mat.
- Serve with tomatoes and croutons or any of your other favorite toppings. This is one of my FAVORITE!
VEGAN CAESAR DRESSING
- Combine all ingredients in a high-speed blender; blend until smooth
- Place in an air-tight container and place in the refrigerator.
- Vegan Caesar salad dressing will last in the refrigerator for 7 days.
OIL-FREE GARLIC CROUTONS
- Freeze four pieces of bread
- Place aquafaba in a small shallow bowl and use a basting brush to brush both sides of each piece of frozen bread.
- Cut each piece of bread (while frozen) into strips and then equal sized ½ inch cubes, or smaller, depending on what size you prefer
- Place damp, frozen bread cubes in a large ziplock bag or bowl
- Combine seasonings, and add slowly to bag bread and shaking gently
In a Non-Stick Pan for Oil-Free Cooking, add fresh minced garlic and cook for 1 minute - Add all bread cubes, and cook on low
- Allow the croutons to cool for several minutes before flipping with a spatula.
- Continue to cook until crispy and crunchy.
- Remove from heat.
- Allow cooling
- Move to a bowl for serving; leave uncovered until serving.
SERVING GRILLED VEGAN CAESAR SALAD
- Place the grilled lettuce on each plate.
- Remove the core of each head of lettuce y cutting the bottom and removing (this is optional)
- Drizzle with dressing
- Add garlic croutons
- Add possible additional ingredients: sliced tomatoes, red onions, capers, and cucumbers
Notes
OTHER POSSIBLE VEGAN GRILLED CAESAR SALAD INGREDIENTS
Of course, there are always other ingredients you can add to your grilled caesar salad to make it even tastier:- Grape tomatoes
- Vegan Parmesan Cheese
- Capers
- Cucumbers
- Red onions
Nutrition
Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 0.4mg | Sodium: 2583mg | Potassium: 1381mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 28302IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 188mg | Iron: 6mg