Bacon Kale Caesar Salad
4 portions
30mSpruce up the classic Caesar salad with the addition of kale, red peppers and bacon! Try making your this delicious homemade dressing to go along.
What you will need
6 oz Bacon
1/2 bunch Kale
1/2 Head of Romaine
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan
1/2 Red Bell Pepper
1/4 Red Onion
HOMEMADE CAESAR DRESSING
2 cloves Garlic
1 cup Mayo
2 tsp Dijon Mustard
2 Tbsp White Wine Vinegar
2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
½ cup Shredded Parmesan
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
pinch Black Pepper
1/2 Lemon (juice)
pinch Salt
(Nutritional facts 274 calories, 26.84 g fat, 4.28 g carbohydrates, 6.18 g protein, 6 mg cholesterol, 646 mg sodium)How to cook
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Gather and portion dressing and salad ingredients.
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To begin making the salad dressing, add the shredded parmesan to the base of a food processor.
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Add the mayonnaise.
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Add the mustard to the food processor.
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Add the peeled garlic cloves to the mixture.
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Pour in the worchestershire sauce.
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Add the white wine vinegar.
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Pour in the olive oil.
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Season with ground black pepper
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Add the lid of the food processor and blend until smooth.
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Add lemon juice to taste. I used about half a lemon.
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Add a pinch of salt to finish up the dressing.
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Blend one more time
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Add bacon to a cold pan and bring up to medium high heat.
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Cook on both sides until crispy and then drain on a paper towel.
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Once cooled, chop the bacon.
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Cut the red onion into quarters and remove the papery skin. Leaving the root side in-tact, cut the onion into slices. Cut two times into the cut side of the onion with the knife parallel to the cutting board. Finely dice.
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Cut the bell pepper in half and pull out the stem and seeds.
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Slice the pepper into thin strips and then chop.
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Wash and dry off the romaine leaves. Cut the leaves into 1-2 inch strips and then turn to chop into bite-sized pieces.
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Pull the kale leaves off of the stem and chop into bite-sized pieces.
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Top the romaine lettuce with chopped kale.
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Top the kale with the diced red pepper.
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Add the diced red onion.
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Sprinkle the grated parmesan.
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Add the croutons.
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Top the salad with the chopped crispy bacon.
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