Diet Caesar's Chicken Salad
This Diet Caesar's Chicken Salad is much healthier than the classic recipe but without compromising on the taste.
A traditional Caesar salad has chicken breasts, romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, egg, Worcestershire sauce, anchovies, mayonnaise and black pepper. Wikipedia.
Continuing healthy eating I wanted to make Caesar’s salad for the first time.
After reading on the internet 6 – 7 recipes I got an idea how it is made and kept the most important ingredients but made a new recipe, using ingredients we like and the way I thought was easier, healthier and more practical to make.
I read that anchovies were not originally added to the salad so I didn’t worry not having any at home. I also left out the eggs and the mayonnaise, to make it even lighter. Although I had parmesan, I also left that out as well.
This salad is perfect as a main dish when on diet and you may use your leftover chicken or cook some as I did.
I seasoned the chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder and oregano, added a few tablespoons lemon juice and baked it in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C for 30 minutes.
After cooking the chicken make the croutons.
Cut the bread in small cubes and bake at 250 degrees using the air, for 10 - 15 minutes.
I can't think of anything better to eat when I am on diet as it is quite filling, so I've made this salad many times.
Here is my favourite twist to this salads:
Apart from lettuce, I add rocket, cherry tomatoes, spring onions, dill and parsley.
I use 1 chicken breast per person and for the croutons 1 slice of bread per person.
For the salad dressing I add a tablespoon of olive oil person, a small clove of garlic, ½ teaspoon honey or pomegranate molasses, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, some Worcestershire sauce and balsamic vinegar. The other ingredients may be used at will.
Diet Caesar Chicken Salad
This Diet Caesar Chicken Salad is much healthier than the classic recipe but without compromising on the taste.
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 20 lettuce leaves, the tenderest from inside
- 4 spring onions, only the white part, finely chopped
- 2 small cucumbers, peeled and chopped
For the Chicken:
- 2 chicken fillets
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
For the salad dressing:
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- ¼ cup of lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- ⅛ teaspoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon honey or pomegranate molasses
To serve:
- 1 cup homemade croutons
Instructions
- Season chicken fillets on both sides with salt, pepper, garlic powder and oregano.
- Bake in a preheated oven to 180oC for 30 minutes. Allow to cool and slice chicken into smaller pieces.
- After removing the chicken from the oven, bake the croutons, if using homemade ones.
- In a food processor or blender add the dressing ingredients and mix.
- Cut the lettuce by hand and arrange it in a salad plate and top with the remaining ingredients.
- Add the dressing, gently tossing the salad until the leaves are barely coated.
Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 297Total Fat 18gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 14gCholesterol 52mgSodium 916mgCarbohydrates 14gFiber 1gSugar 5gProtein 20g
"These values are automatically calculated and offered for guidance only. Their accuracy is not guaranteed."
Kopiaste and Kali Orexi,
Your version of this classic looks delicious! A wonderful salad!
Cheers,
Rosa
YUM Ivy. I think I can make this. What a wonderful salad. Caesar's gonna be thrilled at the fresh new take on this. i make my croutons just the same way, only that I cut up the bread first.Loved the personalised bit on this...just like a salad bar!
The Caesar salad looks delish. I can only imagine the crunch levels you get from it: the one from the tender lettuce leaves and the second one from the croutons.
Thank for sharing this salad with the Original Recipes Round-Up!
i really like a good chicken cesar. this looks lovely!
That does look like a fish! Very creative my friend. I have never made Cesar Salad at home, but when the summer comes I will try your recipe.
I see that you started soon with the bikini operation ;D. I must start myself eating less than I do and exercising more... why are these things so hard?
I love your version of the salad and particularly the fact that everybody chooses its own 😀
Give me this salad, the salmon and good company and I'm in heaven!!!
Love the salmon salad!
Wowo that is indeed a very healthy looking cesar salade.
I love the salmon salad! So artistic!!!
I love your reinvention!! It looks so fresh and delicious. You put the leftover dressing to good use too!
Both salads sound delicious! I made a salmon dip two weeks ago for a dinner party and although I thought it was pretty good, I had a lot left over so I can't imagine my guests enjoyed it as much as I did.
The flavors in your salmon salad sound much better however and I will definitely try this some time. Thanks!
i love the way how you use the left-over dressing, so creative... and the salad, just perfect... 🙂
I'm not exactly sure when you find the time to do all this but both the salad looks spectacular. I like that you made a lighter version of caesar salad - I usually avoid it because of the fat - this could work for me.
Both of these dishes would find their way to my dinner table Sis. Light is just about right this time of the year, but I have been attending too many blogging events for that:D
Ivy, haven't been to your blog for quite some time. Lovely recipes. I am very interested in salmon salad. Looks so creative:)