GRILLED CAESAR SALAD - AND EVERYTHING ELSE!

This has been a hit all summer, and boy, we have made it a lot!

My husband is loving this this summer.  He wants to spend lots of time on the Barbie (which I have NEVER touched), and I am more of a kitchen person, but I am loving everything on it, and every time he goes out, we keep trying more things to add!

Ingredients:

• Romaine hearts cut in halfs or quarters - your choice
• Lemons, cut in half (They are amazing and JUICY, believe me!)
• Prosciutto, toasted until crisp
• Sliced parmesan cheese
• Caesar salad dressing - use one of your choice - or use recipe below
• Olive oil
• Freshly ground pepper

On the side:

• Watermelon rounds cut into quarters, and topped with black pepper (grilled as well!)
• Honey drizzle
• Hot peppers (jalapeno, banana ,etc.) hollowed out with a vegetable peeler, and stuffed with smoked gouda cheese, asiago cheese, cooked sausage.....anything you have around or can think of!

Directions:

• Heat your BBQ grill to medium.
• Brush your lettuce with olive oil
• Place all of your items on the grill, and remove when they have nice grill marks / cheese is melted.
• Layer lettuce with drizzled caesar salad dressing, prosciutto (or bacon), and parmesan shards.  Drizzle honey over watermelon (It's even better when the salad dressing and honey mix in the middle!).
• Squeeze lemon over salad.

Fresh Caesar Salad Dressing:

Combine:

• 4 cloves garlic, peeled, and smashed into a paste
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 - 4 smashed to a paste anchovy fillets (or just use paste)
• 2 large fresh eggs

Whisk well together.

In a slow steady stream, whisk in 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil.

Voila!

We have also grilled radicchio, it is a bit tougher, so you might want to marinate it in olive oil, balsamic vinegar and some favourite herbs for 1/2 and hour to an hour.

Bon Appetit!

xo, Alysha