This recipe uses cold leftover BBQ chicken, fresh salad leaves and my own home-grown tomatoes. The difference to a standard Caesar salad is my slightly spicy dill and caper dressing. This is a great tasting salad that you can casually graze on and fills you up without being heavy.
Leftover BBQ chicken or a large poached chicken breast
2 bacon rashers
2 eggs
1.5 cup grape tomatoes
2 large handfuls of salad leaves (baby spinach, cos etc)
Turkish bread
Dressing
1 tbs mayonnaise
1 tbs white vinegar
4 anchovy fillets, finely chopped
1 chilli, finely chopped or 1 tsp chilli paste
1 tbs capers, roughly chopped
3 dill sprigs, cut roughly
1 garlic clove, minced
Method
A point to remember is that all the different elements can be made a day or 2 in advance and placed in the fridge till you’re ready to assemble and eat.
Boiled eggs
For perfectly cooked hard boiled eggs, pierce the shell, bring a small saucepan of water up to the boil and gently place eggs into the water. Cook for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and then immerse in cold water till needed. Slice in half.
Chicken
If you are poaching your chicken, bring a small saucepan of salted water or chicken stock up to boil, place in the chicken breast and let the the water come back up to a gentle simmer. Cook for 10 minutes and then turn off. Let the chicken cool in the stock till needed. Roughly chop.
Croutons
Cut off a piece of Turkish bread large enough to make about 1 cup of croutons (cubed, bite size pieces of dried bread). With it still in one piece, rub with some garlic and then spray on some oil. Place in a low heat oven, about 120°c/245°f and cook till crispy which will be about 15 minutes. Remove and then break up into pieces
Bacon
Fry up the roughly chopped bacon till lightly crispy, drain on absorbent paper and set aside when done.
Lettuce
Wash and pat dry the salad leaves
Tomatoes
Wash and cut in half
Dressing
Place all the ingredients together in a small jar with a lid and give a good shake.
To assemble
Place all the salad ingredients except the eggs and dressing into a large bowl and give a little toss to mix it up. Place the eggs over the top and drizzle over the dressing.
Recipe by Finding Feasts at https://www.findingfeasts.com.au/recipe-index/caesar-salad-w-blondies-dill-and-caper-dressing/