Caesar Salad (low-calorie) | How To Make Low-Calorie Caesar Salad

Here's how to make low-calorie Caesar salad. People nowadays are very much particular with their calorie intake. This is in connection with the move towards health-consciousness to prevent sickness and unwanted added weight. So a low-calorie version of Caesar salad is made to replace the high-calorie one for those who are weight conscious. I have found a recipe of low calorie-Caesar salad courtesy of goodhousekeeping.com. What they did is they coated the croutons with cooking spray instead of olive oil, then replaced egg yolk with light mayonnaise.

The output yields 6 first-course servings and it only needs 25 minutes total time preparation (15 minutes preparation and 10 minutes cooking time).

Below are the details on how to make low-calorie Caesar salad:

Ingredients

• 4 ounce(s) Italian bread
• 1 clove(s) garlic, cut in half
• Nonstick olive oil cooking spray
• 1/4 cup(s) light mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup(s) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 3 tablespoon(s) fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon(s) olive oil
• 1 teaspoon(s) anchovy paste
• Coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 package(s) (18-ounce) hearts of romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Cut bread into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Rub bread slices, on both sides, with cut sides of garlic. Cut bread into 1/2-inch cubes; place in jelly-roll pan. Spray bread liberally with cooking spray. Bake 10 minutes or until golden-brown and crisp. Cool croutons in pan.
3. Meanwhile, in large salad bowl, with wire whisk, mix together mayonnaise, Parmesan, lemon juice, olive oil, anchovy paste, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
4. Add lettuce and croutons to dressing in bowl; toss to coat.

Image/recipe credit: goodhousekeeping.com @ delish.com