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    Home » Recipes » Salads » Salads with Chicken

    Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad Recipe

    Published: Apr 18, 2023 by Ang Paris · Leave a Comment
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    This grilled chicken Caesar salad with garlicky grilled croutons is a modernized version of the classic Caesar salad.
    Total Time 40 minutes minutes
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    This grilled chicken Caesar salad with creamy dressing and garlicky grilled croutons is a modernized version of the classic Caesar salad. 

    Grilled chicken caesar salad in a bowl with grilled bread slices.
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    • 🧂 Ingredients
    • Equipment
    • 🔪Instructions
    • 📖 Variations
    • 🍴 Serving Suggestions
    • What to do with Leftovers
    • 😋 Similar Recipes
    • Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
    • More Delicious Grilling Recipes
    • 💬 Comments

    With grilled marinated chicken, garlicky grilled sliced baguette croutons, hearts of romaine lettuce, and lots of shaved Parmesan cheese, this grilled chicken Caesar salad is the perfect summer dinner. 

    I’ve been in love with grilled chicken salads ever since I made this Grilled Chicken Chopped Salad. I’m always on a quest for great “dinner in a salad” recipe. 

    Now that we are enjoying grilling weather, you definitely need to try this grilled chicken Caesar salad. With hearts of romaine, olive oil, garlic, and lemon marinated chicken, and lots of shaved Parmesan, this salad is loaded with flavor. 

    Toss this salad with a creamy dressing with anchovies, mustard, lemon juice, more Parmesan, Worcestershire sauce, and olive oil, and garnish it with big garlicky croutons made from baguette slices for a wonderful summer dinner. 

    Did you know that the Caesar salad was invented by a San Diego restaurateur of Italian heritage who owned restaurants across the border in Tijuana to avoid Prohibition? The salad, without chicken, was prepared by waiters in ill-fitting vests at your table. 

    There are disputes as to whether or not anchovies and garlic were included in the dressing. Regardless, if the addition of came along later, it was worth the wait. 

    Grilled Chicken caesar salad with shaved parmesan in a bowl

    🧂 Ingredients

    • romaine lettuce
    • boneless skinless chicken breasts
    • French baguette, store bought or homemade
    • olive oil packed anchovies or anchovy paste
    • wedge of Parmesan cheese
    • fresh garlic
    • fresh lemons
    • Worcestershire sauce
    • Dijon mustard
    • olive oil
    • canola oil
    • Sherry vinegar
    • salt and pepper

    Traditionally, a classic Caesar salad dressing also includes a raw egg yolk. While it’s more than likely safe, I left it out of this recipe to make this recipe friendly for small children and folks who are sensitive to raw ingredients.

    This dressing is super creamy as is so you won't miss the egg. This salad is loaded with Parmesan cheese and is emulsified in an instant in the mini food processor or blender.

    Equipment

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    • Cutting Board
    • Knife
    • Whisk
    • Medium Mixing Bowl
    • Measuring Spoons
    • Liquid Measuring Cup
    • Blender

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    Grilled garlicky baguette slices on a wooden board.

    🔪Instructions

    This is meant to be a brief overview of the recipe. For step-by-step instructions and a full printable recipe card with ingredients, please scroll down to the teal box below or Jump to Recipe.

    1. First, you marinate the chicken in a mixture of olive oil, lemon zest, garlic, salt, and pepper for 20 minutes to 24 hours.
    2. While the chicken is marinating, you prepare the dressing, wash and dry the lettuce, shave the Parmesan cheese, and make the baguette croutons.
    3. To make the croutons, slice half of a day old baguette on and angle and brush the slices on both sides with olive oil. Grill the baguette slices on both sides and then rub the slices with raw garlic.
    4. After that, you grill the chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
    5. Finally, you toss the lettuce, chicken, shaved Parmesan, and dressing together and divide the salad among four bowls. Garnish with the baguette croutons.
    Close up image of grilled chicken on a white plate.

    📖 Variations

    Traditional Caesar dressing calls for a raw egg yolk, which I left out. If you want to be totally authentic, you can add a raw egg for extra creaminess. You can also “coddle” the egg yolk by dropping an egg in bowling water for a couple of minutes.

    Another option is to add a tablespoon of mayonnaise in the place of the egg for extra creaminess.

    For a super simple dressing, try our Caesar Salad Dressing without Anchovies.

    While I’ve never tried doing this myself, some folks like to fully grill their Caesar salad, including the hearts of romaine. If you want to try this, cut the hearts of romaine in half lengthwise, brush the cut sides with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and place them on the grill, cut side down and grill for 1 to 2 minutes until just slightly charred.

    Chicken caesar salad with romaine, grilled chicken, shaved parmesan in a bowl.

    🍴 Serving Suggestions

    Serve your delicious Chicken Caesar Salad with a couple of slices of Homemade Rosemary Focaccia Bread or make some quick garlic bread. (For the most out of this world garlic bread, you have to try making it with our garlicky Cowboy Butter!)

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    What to do with Leftovers

    If you’ve made more salad that you can use in one sitting, toss just the amount of lettuce and chicken you will be using in the dressing.

    You can store the leftover lettuce, undressed, in your crisper. Store the leftover chicken separately in the refrigerator, along with the dressing. This is best of eaten in 1-2 days.

    😋 Similar Recipes

    Here are a few other salads you might like to try out!

    • Buffalo Chicken Salad
    • Chopped Salad Recipe
    • Chicken Cobb Salad
    • Mandarin Orange Salad with Chicken

    And if you love the flavors of caesar salad but want something a little more hearty, try our creamy delicious caesar chicken pasta!

    • Apple Feta Salad with walnuts in a bowl with a fork.
    • Italian Green Bean Salad in a bowl garnished with lemon.
    • Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad in a serving bowl.
    • roasted beet and orange salad on blue plate
    See more Salads →

    Related: Salads with Chicken - our big list of salads made with chicken to make your lunches more interesting!

    Two bowls of grilled chicken caesar salad

    With this amazing dressing, grilled baguette slices, and juicy grilled chicken, you will be able to serve a delicious and refreshing summer dinner salad. 

    Not ready to make this grilled chicken Caesar salad recipe yet? Don’t forget to pin this recipe for later! When you do make it, please be sure to tag me on Instagram @jugglingactmama or #jugglingactmama – I’d love to see your pictures! And finally, if you get a chance, please comment and leave me a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating below!

    Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad

    This grilled chicken Caesar salad with garlicky grilled croutons is a modernized version of the classic Caesar salad.
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    Course: dinner, Salad
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad, Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad Recipe
    Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 750kcal
    Author: Ang Paris

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    Equipment

    • Cutting Board
    • Santoku Knife
    • Whisk
    • Medium Mixing Bowl
    • Measuring Spoons
    • Liquid Measuring Cup
    • Blender

    Ingredients

    For the Grilled Garlic Croutons

    • ½ French baguette sliced on an angle
    • ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
    • 3 large garlic cloves peeled and cut in half

    For the Dressing

    • 1 2 ounce canned anchovies rinsed
    • 2 garlic cloves minced
    • 3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
    • 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
    • 1 ¼ teaspoons granulated sugar
    • 6 tablespoons Finely grated Parmesan cheese
    • 1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
    • ½ cup olive oil

    For the Grilled Chicken

    • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs
    • ¼ cup olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

    For the Salad

    • 3 Hearts of romaine lettuce leaves separated and washed and dried
    • ½ cup shaved Parmesan cheese
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    Instructions

    To Make the Garlic Croutons

    • Brush both sides of the baguette slices with olive oil
      ½ French baguette, ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
    • Grill the slices on a hot grill or grill pan until you have grill marks on both sides.
    • Remove from the grill and immediately rub both sides of the bread slices with the cut sides of the garlic to infuse the croutons with the flavor of garlic.
      3 large garlic cloves

    To Make the Chicken

    • Slice the chicken breasts into 1 inch thick slices.
      1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs
    • Whisk together the olive oil, lemon zest, salt, and pepper and toss with the chicken pieces.
      ¼ cup olive oil, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, ¼ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • Place the mixture in a plastic bag and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
    • In the meantime, set aside about ¼ of the Caesar dressing.
    • Heat the grill and brush the chicken pieces with the set aside Caesar dressing.
    • Grill the chicken about 3 to 5 minutes per side, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Set aside.

    To Make the Dressing

    • In the bowl of a mini food processor or a blender, blend the anchovies, garlic, lemon juice, sherry vinegar, mustard, sugar, finely grated Parmesan, and the Worcestershire sauce until smooth.
      1 2 ounce canned anchovies, 2 garlic cloves, 3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 1 ¼ teaspoons granulated sugar, 6 tablespoons Finely grated Parmesan cheese, 1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
    • With the food processor or blender running, slowly stream in the olive oil until the dressing is emulsified and thick. Set aside about ¼ for brushing the chicken before grilling.
      ½ cup olive oil

    To Make the Salad

    • You can serve the salad with the romaine leaves left whole or torn into pieces. Toss the leaves with the chicken and the dressing to taste.
      3 Hearts of romaine lettuce, ½ cup shaved Parmesan cheese
    • Garnish with the shaved Parmesan and garlic baguette croutons.

    For best results, be sure to check our Tips and FAQs above with important tips and questions that can help your delicious recipe come out perfectly.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 750kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 64g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 513mg | Potassium: 330mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 1.4mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2.3mg
    Please Note: I am not a registered dietician. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.
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    About the Author: Karen Kerr has been posting delicious recipes on her website, Karen’s Kitchen Stories for over 7 years. She lives in Southern California, where she has maintained a sourdough starter for over 10 years. Her favorite pastime is baking artisan bread. 

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