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Recipe for grilled romaine hearts7/1/2023 But if I have plenty of time on my hands, I’ll buy the bone-in version and cut out and save the bones to make stock. To save time on this recipe, I buy boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Nine out of ten times I’ll use thighs instead of breasts. They can withstand cooking at higher temperatures and are more forgiving in the cooking process. Chicken ThighsĬhicken thighs are juicier and more flavorful than the more common chicken breast. Any whole head of lettuce can be halved and broiled in the oven to get a nice char for additional flavor. Other types of lettuce can be broiled or grilled this way too. However, it is totally possible to use the hearts only in this salad. For this salad, I prefer using the whole head of romaine, rather than just the hearts, because the bitterness in the outer leaves helps to balance out the savoriness/umami of the dressing. The dark green outer leaves are bitter, where the inner romaine hearts are mild and crunchy. Romaine lettuce is the classic choice for Caesar salads. Ingredients and Substitutions Romaine Lettuce It doesn’t take long: 2-3 minutes is all it takes to grill romaine lettuce to perfection. A little char on the romaine lettuce brings in a nice smokiness and complexity to what’s honestly kind of a boring lettuce. But hear me out: grilling the romaine is an easy way to give new life to an otherwise standard Caesar salad. Shake up Caesar Salad with Grilled Romaine lettuce Grilled romaine lettuce is the star of this easy Caesar salad recipe. But there’s an easy way to make salads a bit richer and more suitable for January (and without breaking any new year’s resolutions): grill (or broil) the lettuce. But the great irony of this is that many salad greens and lettuces are at their peak in the cold winter months. Salads seem like something summery, not so much a winter dish.
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