Grilled Romaine Salad Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Grilled Romaine Salad Recipe). Romaine hearts are slightly charred on the grill, and served with a fabulous shallot-balsamic dressing. Accompanied with oven dried tomatoes. Whoever eats this will go nuts for it!!!

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 2hrs40 mins

Total: 3hrs10 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Grilled Romaine Salad Recipe

Ingredients

½ cup olive oil

3 tablespoons white sugar

1 teaspoon dried rosemary

1 teaspoon dried thyme

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

8 Roma (plum) tomatoes

halved lengthwise

2 shallots

halved lengthwise and peeled

½ cup balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 ¾ cups olive oil

4 romaine hearts

1 tablespoon olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Mix olive oil white sugar rosemary thyme salt and pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Place tomatoes in the bag seal and shake to coat. Arrange coated tomato halves cut side up on a baking sheet. Bake tomatoes 2 1/2 hours in the preheated oven. Remove from heat and let cool.

Step 2

In a blender or food processor finely chop the shallots. Add vinegar and brown sugar and process until smooth. Slowly add 1 3/4 cups oil processing frequently so as to thicken the mixture.

Step 3

Preheat grill for high heat. Brush romaine hearts with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Step 4

Place romaine hearts on the preheated grill. Cook 5 to 10 minutes turning frequently until slightly charred but not heated all the way through. Serve warm on salad plates surrounded by tomato pieces and drizzled with the shallot dressing.

Nutritional Information

Grilled Romaine Salad Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 621.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.5g 3%

Carbohydrates: 16.6g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 1.9g 8%

Sugars: 12.8g

Fat: 62.8g 97%

Saturated Fat: 8.7g 43%

Vitamin A Iu: 3289.6IU 66%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.7mg 6%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 8%

Vitamin C: 19.9mg 33%

Folate: 75.7mcg 19%

Calcium: 39.2mg 4%

Iron: 1.5mg 9%

Magnesium: 16.9mg 6%

Potassium: 320.7mg 9%

Sodium: 87.1mg 4%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 565

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.