This light caesar salad recipe is low in calories and great for weight loss or if you just want to maintain your weight and feel good. The key to low calorie caesar salad is the dressing. I have 2 different dressing recipes: one with egg and one with yogurt for you to choose from.
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Ingredients
For 2 salads
2 heads romaine lettuce
2 servings croutons recipe follows
3 oz caesar dressing recipe follows (6 tbs or about 1/3 cup)
12 oz shrimp
1 slice low sodium bacon 60 calories per slice
1 oz parmesan cheese shaved (2 tbs)
1 squeezed lemon
For caesar dressing with egg
1 whole large egg
4 tbs olive oil
1 oz Dijon mustard (2 tbs)
2 cloves garlic
½ oz anchovies (1 tbs)
½ oz grated parmesan cheese (1 tbs)
salt and pepper to taste
For Greek yogurt dressing
75 g non fat Greek yogurt (about 1/3 cup)
1 tbs olive oil
1 clove garlic
¼ cup lemon juice
1 tbs Dijon mustard
½ oz anchovies (1 tbs)
salt and pepper to taste
For Croutons
4 slices low calorie bread 45 calories or less
½ tsp spice mix ingredients below
sprinkle of grated parmesan cheese
Spice mix for shrimp and croutons
½ tsp salt
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp dried oregano
Items used in video:
Food scale: (this is the closest to mine that I found)
but basic food scale will do as well:
Salad spinner:
Cuisinart CSB-179 Smart Stick Hand Blender:
Vegetable peeler:
Miyabi Kaizen Chef’s Knife:
Frying Pan with Lid, Nonstick Copper:
Mikasa Delray 40-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 8:
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction with detailed information about calories
3:18 Ingredients
3:52 Yogurt Dressing Recipe
5:31 Spice mix and Shrimp prep for Caesar Salad
5:59 How to make Croutons
6:49 Lettuce prep
7:52 Croutons out off the oven
8:42 How to sautee shrimp to perfection
9:45 Shave parmesan cheese
10:19 Assemble the salad – end result
Nutritional Facts
2 servings per recipe
Calories per Serving: 410
Total fat: 17 g
Total Carbohydrates: 15 g
Protein: 50 g
***This is only an approximation***
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