A Definite Summer Approach to a Salad!

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Make A Definite Summer Approach to a Salad!

This fantastic grilled lettuce recipe can be served with a choice of dressings for a surprising summer dish.  We eat with our eyes first.....right?  Well then better hurry up and get in there while the getting is good because this simple but delicious salad will be gone before you know it!

Grilled Lettuce

Serves 6

Total time:  30 minutes, plus time to preheat the barbecue

Ingredients

Grilled Lettuce

6 lettuce, such as little gem or romaine (you can use any kind, as long as they're firm with the exception of iceberg and the like)

olive oil

salt

pepper

Blue Cheese Dressing**

1 garlic clove

6 oz of blue cheese.  Roquefort or something similar for vibrant taste.

4 oz of sour cream, full fatted

4 oz of Greek natural yogurt

1 tbsp of lemon juice, plus extra for flavor profile adjustment

1 tbsp of chives, finely chopped

4 slices bacon , grilled until crisp then chopped into small pieces*

salt

pepper

Caesar Salad Dressing**

1 garlic clove

4 anchovy fillets, in olive oil (drained)

2 oz of Parmesan, grated (plus a little extra to serve)

1 tbsp of Greek natural yogurt

1 lemon, juiced

2 tbsp of olive oil

salt

Preparation

Set your grill up for direct grilling with the temperature at around 450F.

Blue Cheese Dressing

Crush the garlic with a small pinch of salt in a pestle and mortar until creamy.

Crumble the cheese into a bowl and add the garlic, along with the remaining ingredients (apart from the bacon). Whisk together until smooth, then season to taste with salt and pepper (the cheese will already be quite salty so you probably won't need much). Taste again and add a little more lemon juice if required.

Caesar Salad Dressing

Crush the garlic and anchovies in a pestle and mortar with a small pinch of salt. Grate in the Parmesan, add the yogurt and lemon juice and mix well.

Add 1 tbsp olive oil, mix to combine, then add the final tbsp of oil and mix again. Check the seasoning.

Lettuce

Remove any tattered outer leaves from the lettuces and cut each into quarters. Rub each quarter with a little olive oil then season with salt and pepper. Grill until lightly charred, for about 1 minute on each side.

Plating/Presentation

If serving with the Caesar dressing (anchovy), mix the lettuce through the dressing until well-coated and serve with an extra grating of Parmesan. If serving with the blue cheese dressing, simply arrange the lettuce on plates and pour the dressing over the top. Sprinkle with the chopped crispy bacon to serve

* You may substitute a bacon bit product instead of cooking bacon from scratch, or set your oven to 350F, place bacon on a cooling rack set into a lipped baking sheet and roast bacon for 30 minutes or until crispy.

**You most certainly can use your favorite dressing premade from the store.

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