Chicken caesar salad
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Chicken caesar salad
Warm chicken, crisp lettuce and homemade croutons meet a simple creamy Caesar-style dressing.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Serves
- 2
- Level
- Easy
Gather
Ingredients
- 300 gchicken breast fillets, flattened to an even 2 cm thickness
- 1romaine lettuce, leaves separated, washed and dried
- 100 gbread, cut into cubes
- 1½ tbspolive oil
- 3 tbspmayonnaise
- 1 tbsplemon juice
- 1 tspDijon mustard
- 1 clovegarlic, finely grated
- 2anchovy fillets, finely chopped
- 30 gParmesan, half finely grated, half shaved
Make
Method
- 1.
Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan. Toss the bread with 1 tbsp of oil on a baking tray and bake for 10–12 minutes until crisp.
12 minutes - 2.
Meanwhile, coat the chicken with the remaining oil. Fry over a medium heat for 6–8 minutes on each side, until the centre reaches 75°C.
16 minutes - 3.
Rest the chicken for 5 minutes, then slice.
5 minutes - 4.
Mix the mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard, garlic, anchovies and grated Parmesan. Loosen with 1–2 tbsp of water.
3 minutes - 5.
Tear the lettuce into large pieces and toss with the dressing. Top with the chicken, croutons and Parmesan shavings.
3 minutes