Grilled Romaine with Blue Cheese and Bacon
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
- 4heads romaine lettuce
- 1/2teaspoon kosher or sea salt
- 1/2teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 4tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4slices turkey bacon
- 4tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese or crumbles blue cheese
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat (375F).
- Season romaine leaves with salt and pepper; drizzle with olive oil.
- Grill romaine heads over medium-high heat 2 minutes on each side or until wilted. Cut off bottom ends and serve with crumbled bacon and cheese, if desired.
Note: This is also fabulous if you omit the bacon and just serve with shaved Parmesan. Use 1 tablespoon olive oil on each romaine head.
Recipe by Allison Lewis
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 178
- Fat 17g
- Saturated Fat 4g
- Cholesterol 19mg
- Sodium 504mg
- Carbohydrate <1g
- Fiber <1g
- Sugars <1g
- Protein 4g
