Photo: Anna Pelzer
The ultimate makeover: Chicken Caesar salad
18 ingredients
25 min + 25 min
Serves 4
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Angela Nilsen has been on a mission to make the not-so-innocent Caesar salad more honest. The result? A healthier and tastier version. So tuck in
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1236
Calories
85g
Protein
33g
Fat
149g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Lettuce | 1 cup shredded (36g) | 5 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Watercress | 1 cup (34g) | 4 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1½ tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves , plus a few sprigs
- 1 garlic clove , bashed to bruise
- 4 organic/free-range skinless boneless chicken breast fillets , about 140g/5oz each
- 100g rustic granary bread
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp lemon juice , plus extra for squeezing
- good pinch chilli flakes
- 4 anchovies fillets, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp good-quality mayonnaise (we used Hellman's)
- 4 tbsp fat-free yogurt
- 1 head romaine or Cos lettuce , leaves separated, washed and dried
- 100g bag rocket or watercress
- 25g piece Parmesan , shaved with a potato peeler
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