Breakfast & lunch

Chicken Caesar Salad (No Croutons)

Name: Chicken Caesar Salad (No Croutons)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cooked chicken breasts (shop-bought is fine), sliced; 1 romaine or 2 little gem lettuces (about 200g), chopped; 4 rashers of bacon; 35g parmesan, grated; 3 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tsp lemon juice; Half a garlic clove, grated; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

The pub classic, minus the bread. Proper dressing in two minutes.

Serves 2Prep 10 minCook 10 min

4gcarbs
per serving

About 4g of carbs per serving. Includes the homemade dressing. Shop-bought dressing varies, so check the label. How we worked it out

You'll need

2 cooked chicken breasts (shop-bought is fine), sliced
1 romaine or 2 little gem lettuces (about 200g), chopped
4 rashers of bacon
35g parmesan, grated
3 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp lemon juice
Half a garlic clove, grated
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Method

Fry or grill the bacon until crispy, then break it into pieces.
In a cup, mix the mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic, Worcestershire sauce and 30g of the parmesan. If it's too thick, add a teaspoon of water.
Put the lettuce in a big bowl, pour over the dressing and toss until every leaf is coated.
Put the chicken and bacon on top and finish with the rest of the parmesan.

Tip

Ready-cooked chicken from the chiller makes this a 10-minute lunch.

Swaps

Add a soft-boiled egg or a few anchovies.
Cooking your own chicken? Follow the Food safety box below.

Storing it

Best made fresh. Dressing keeps in a jar in the fridge for up to 2 days. Keep cooked chicken in the fridge and use by its date.

Food safety

Chicken must be cooked all the way through. Cut into the thickest piece: it should be steaming hot, with no pink meat, and the juices should run clear. With a food thermometer, the middle should reach 75°C. Use a separate board (red) and wash your hands after touching raw chicken.

How we worked out 4g of carbs

Ingredient	Weight	Per 100g	Carbs
Lettuce UK government food tables	200g	1.4g	2.8g
Parmesan UK government food tables	35g	0.9g	0.3g
Mayonnaise UK government food tables	45g	2.4g	1.1g
Lemon juice UK government food tables	5g	1.6g	0.1g
Garlic (1 clove = 4g) UK government food tables	2g	16.3g	0.3g
Worcestershire sauce UK government food tables	5g	28.3g	1.4g
Total			6.0g
÷ 2 servings, rounded up			4g

Meat, fish, oil, salt, pepper and water have no carbs, so they're left out. How we count carbs.

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