Grilled Romaine and Radicchio

This is a really easy way to change up the traditional caesar salad. You just buy a bag of those pre-washed romaine hearts, cut them in half long-ways and brush them lightly with olive oil. Throw them on the grill for a few minutes until they are wilted and eat them with a sweet balsamic vinegar or the Martha Stewart caesar dressing that we love. Last night we also tried grilling radicchio and it came out really well.

Caesar Dressing

I like this recipe for classic caesar dressing. It's not one of those creamy ones, more an intensely garlicy olive oily one. It's also really easy and besides the anchovies I had all of the ingredients laying around. Of course, it's a Martha. Original recipe can be found here. The only change I made was to add a little parmesan cheese.

Ingredients:

2 garlic cloves
4 anchovy fillets
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 large egg yolk
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons parmesan cheese

Method:

Combine all ingredients in your cuisinart or a blender and enjoy!