Pesto Caesar Salad
- 3 ounces French bread baguette, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Cooking spray
- 2 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 1/4 cup organic canola mayonnaise (such as Spectrum)
- 3 tablespoons refrigerated pesto
- 4 teaspoons water
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 12 cups torn romaine lettuce
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
- Place bread in a large bowl; drizzle with oil. Toss to coat. Arrange bread in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400u0b0 for 10 minutes or until golden, turning once.
- Grate 2 tablespoons cheese; shave remaining cheese to equal about 6 tablespoons. Set shaved cheese aside.
- Combine grated cheese, mayonnaise, and next 8 ingredients (through garlic) in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Combine croutons and lettuce in a large bowl. Drizzle mayonnaise mixture over lettuce mixture; toss to coat.
- Place 1 1/3 cups salad on each of 6 plates; top each serving with 1 tablespoon shaved cheese.
bread baguette, extravirgin olive oil, cooking spray, cheese, mayonnaise, pesto, water, lemon juice, anchovy paste, worcestershire sauce, mustard, hot pepper, garlic, torn romaine lettuce
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pesto-caesar-salad (may not work)