Thursday, February 9, 2012

Chicken Caeser Salad

One of my favourite salads has to be Chicken Caeser Salad.  It is a regular on our dinner menu, at least once a week.
Below is my version of a Chicken Caeser Salad.  Enjoy.



Ingredients
Cos lettuce, preferably home grown
Free range chicken breast, cubed
Free range bacon, sliced
Ciabatta loaf, cubed
Parmesan, grated
Dried oregano
Caeser salad dressing (I use Paul Newman's Creamy Caeser Dressing if I haven't made it myself)
Extra virgin olive oil
Poached egg (optional)

Directions
Wash and dry the lettuce and either tear or slice into reasonable size pieces.  Place in a large salad bowl.
Place the cubed Ciabatta bread on to a cookie sheet, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle over a pinch or dried oregano.  Place under the grill until lightly toasted.
In a heavy based fry pan heat a small amount of olive oil and cook the bacon until golden.  Remove from pan and keep warm.  In the same pan warm another dash of olive oil and cook the chicken until golden and cooked through.
In the salad bowl with the lettuce add the toasted Ciabatta, cooked bacon and the grated Parmesan.  Add a good amount of the salad dressing and toss to combine.  Serve into serving bowls (if using) and then place the chicken in the salad bowl and toss to coat in the remaining dressing that lines the bowl.  Serve the chicken on top of the salad and top with the poached egg if using.

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