We had dinner with friends earlier in the week and it was a reminder that my favorite meals are nearly always made by home cooks. There was a stunner of a salad. In this case, a creamy Caesar salad-style dressing was tossed with beautiful magenta-streaked puntarelle. It had all sorts of other goodies and was topped with roasted citrus. We also had spring risotto topped with lots of Parmesan, and the most delicate whisps of lemon thyme. I made a version of the salad later in the week using up everything in the fridge and extra-large croutons made from the remnants of a sourdough loaf. Here are the details! It’s a gorgeous salad, perfect this time of year, and you can use any leftover dressing for all sorts of things.
Citrus Caesar Salad: Ingredients
- Lettuces: A strong romaine component is good (and classic) here, especially with the Caesar-style dressing. But I can’t help adding other in season lettuces to create a colorful mix. Play around!
- Dressing: This Caesar salad dressing is my go to. It’s delicious and works in our veg household.
- Citrus: The salad is finished with roasted citrus. You can make it ahead of time from whatever citrus you like, but I have some favorites outlined on that page.
- Nuts: I call for toasted pistachios in the recipe, but pine nuts would also be excellent. Same goes for almonds.
- Herbs: Don’t skip the mint. If you skip one of the herbs, skip the chives. The mint really delivers something special alongside the Caesar dressing and the roasted citrus.
- Croutons: I outline how to make easy croutons in the headnotes below. They’re infinitely better than store-bought. And you can make them extra big and craggy for this salad.
More Salad Recipes
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