Sunday, October 28, 2007

Yummy Fun Recipe

I have a new recipe I tried for Dan, it is called: Chicken Caesar Lettuce Wraps
  • 2 hearts of romaine lettuce
  • 1 fully-cooked rotisserie chicken (or bake two chicken breasts in chicken broth, 45 min)
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 1 medium cucumber, diced
  • 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon brown mustard
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 2 olives, diced (optional but good with the salty-ness)
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (or regular parm cheese-a few handfuls)
  • 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (eyeball it)
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper (eyeball it)
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
Cut bottoms off the romaine and cut the heads in half lengthwise. Separate and wash the leaves. Let them dry while you prepare the rest of the dish.

Cut the breast meat off the chicken, then cut the legs and thighs off using kitchen scissors. Slice the chicken up on an angle and mix it with the diced tomatoes, cucumber and parsley and arrange on a plate. (or cup up the two chicken breasts)

Make the dressing: put mustard, garlic, lemon zest and juice, olive (if using), cheese, Worcestershire sauce and pepper into a blender. While blending, drizzle EVOO through center of the lid in an even stream. When EVOO is combined, remove dressing with a spatula into a bowl.

To assemble, mix the chicken salad with the dressing and fill each lettuce leaf with some of the chicken salad. Fold lettuce up around meat – like a lettuce taco – or use the lettuce as a utensil to scoop up the chicken salad.

1 comment:

Jill Hamilton said...

Thanks for the reminder about grilled cheese with avocado. I actually fixed it for David when he came over for dinner one night.

And I'll put the recipe in this post to good use as well. Peace to the newlyweds.