Easy Chicken Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons

A simple, quick and delicious chicken Caesar recipe. Very easy to prepare, very tasty Caesar salad with chicken and homemade croutons.
cook time: 40 min
Ruby Colston
Easy Chicken Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

168
Calories
10g
Fat
8g
Carbs
14g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Garlic (1-2 cloves depending on the size of the cloves (if small, then 2, if large, then one is enough).) 2 clove
Olive oil (!!!! — 1 tablespoon for dressing — 2 tablespoons. l. for frying chicken) 3 tbsp
Ground black pepper to taste
Lemon juice (I only need one large lemon) 2 tbsp
Egg yolks 3 pc
Mustard (sometimes I add 1.5 tsp. (if there are fans of spicier) 1 tsp
Parmesan 150 g
Lettuce (I usually take 1 leaf lettuce in a pot at ok (hypermarket) 200 g
Chicken fillet (or chicken breast) 500 g
loaf (9 slices (approx.) 200 g
Cherry tomatoes 250 g
Iodized salt (You can also use regular salt) to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Products.

Step 2

Step 2
Rinse the chicken fillet in running water. Finely chop (1-1.5 cm cubes) and fry the chicken. We use 2 tbsp. oils Some people like it until golden brown, but I prefer to simmer it — without the crust it is much softer and juicier, in my opinion. Add a little salt. Leave to cool.

Step 3

Step 3
Preheat the oven to 140-180 degrees. Take a loaf. We cut 9 slices of bread, cut them into small cubes (I do about 1-1.5 cm), put them in a preheated oven for 5-10 minutes (dry them, turn them into golden crackers). Let them cool down.

Step 4

Step 4
Hard boil 3 eggs. Let cool. Cleaning. Separate the yolks from the whites (we won’t need the whites; they can be used in another dish). Making salad dressing. Take 3 egg yolks and mash them thoroughly with a fork.

Step 5

Step 5
Squeeze lemon juice into a clean bowl. Throw away the seeds (you should get 2 tablespoons of juice).

Step 6

Step 6
Add 2 tbsp to the chopped yolk. lemon juice, 1 tbsp. mustard. Mix. We pass the garlic through a garlic press (it is in the first photo), after which we mix the crushed garlic with the mixture of yolk and lemon juice.

Step 7

Step 7
Add olive oil (1 tbsp), salt, pepper to this egg mixture. Mix everything. The salad dressing is ready.

Step 8

Step 8
Next, grate the parmesan on a fine grater.

Step 9

Step 9
Wash, dry, finely tear the lettuce leaves and place them in a deep dish (salad bowl, bowl).

Step 10

Step 10
We cut the cherry tomatoes either into halves or into four slices (I make four slices because, in my opinion, it’s more convenient to mix and eat. We put the tomatoes on lettuce leaves.

Step 11

Step 11
Next, lay out our finished finely chopped chicken. Pour the dressing over the salad.

Step 12

Step 12
Mix well.

Step 13

Step 13
Add crackers.

Step 14

Step 14
Sprinkle with cheese and place in the refrigerator to soak for 30-60 minutes.

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