No-Guilt Caesar Salad

Health Staff
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Celebrity chef Alton Brown serves up a terrific first course in his No-Guilt Caesar Salad. The guilt-free salad dressing is creamy and garlicky with none of the traditional fat--thanks to the silken tofu. Alton Brown—who created this recipe—is the host of Food Network’s Good Eats, author of seven cookbooks, and commentator on Iron Chef America.

Yields: Serves 4 (serving size: 1 2/3 cups salad)

Ingredients

  • 2 grated Parmesan

  • 1/2 Dijon mustard

  • 1 minced garlic

  • 1/2 white-wine vinegar

  • 1/2 Worcestershire sauce

  • 2 drained silken tofu

  • 1/4 salt

  • 1/4 black pepper

  • 2 1/2 olive oil

  • 3 heads romaine lettuce hearts, torn

  • 4 grated Parmesan

  • 16 croutons

Nutrition

calories 146

fat 11.1g

saturated fat 2.5g

monounsaturated fat 6.9g

polyunsaturated fat 1.2g

protein 5g

carbohydrate 7g

fiber 2g

cholesterol 7mg

iron 2mg

sodium 333mg

calcium 145mg

Directions

  1. In a blender, combine 2 tablespoons Parmesan, Dijon mustard, minced garlic, white-wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, drained silken tofu, salt, and black pepper. Add to running blender 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil in stream until blended (1-2 minutes). Add 1 more tablespoon olive oil; blend (1-2 minutes). Divide torn romaine lettuce hearts among 4 bowls; top each with 2 tablespoons dressing, 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan, and 4 croutons.