Pesto Caesar Salad

Health score
13%
Pesto Caesar Salad
45 min.
6
197kcal

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Ingredients

  • teaspoon anchovy paste 
  • ounces bread baguette french cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 0.5 teaspoon dijon mustard 
  •  garlic clove minced
  • teaspoons juice of lemon fresh
  • 0.3 cup canola mayonnaise organic (such as Spectrum)
  • 1.5 teaspoons olive oil extra-virgin
  • ounces parmigiano-reggiano cheese 
  • 0.1 teaspoon pepper sauce hot (such as Tabasco)
  • tablespoons pesto refrigerated
  • 12 cups torn romaine lettuce 
  • teaspoons water 
  • 0.5 teaspoon worcestershire sauce 

Equipment

  • bowl
  • baking sheet
  • oven
  • whisk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 40
  2. Place bread in a large bowl; drizzle with oil. Toss to coat. Arrange bread in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
  3. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes or until golden, turning once.
  4. Grate 2 tablespoons cheese; shave remaining cheese to equal about 6 tablespoons. Set shaved cheese aside.
  5. Combine grated cheese, mayonnaise, and next 8 ingredients (through garlic) in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
  6. Combine croutons and lettuce in a large bowl.
  7. Drizzle mayonnaise mixture over lettuce mixture; toss to coat.
  8. Place 1 1/3 cups salad on each of 6 plates; top each serving with 1 tablespoon shaved cheese.

Nutrition Facts

Calories197kcal
Protein13.71%
Fat62.69%
Carbs23.6%

Properties

Glycemic Index
36.58
Glycemic Load
5.83
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
16.380000003006%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.08mg
Hesperetin
0.24mg
Naringenin
0.02mg
Luteolin
0.05mg
Kaempferol
0.02mg
Myricetin
0.01mg
Quercetin
2.08mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:196.77kcal
9.84%
Fat:13.94g
21.45%
Saturated Fat:3.4g
21.23%
Carbohydrates:11.81g
3.94%
Net Carbohydrates:9.37g
3.41%
Sugar:2.25g
2.5%
Cholesterol:11.8mg
3.93%
Sodium:423.9mg
18.43%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:6.86g
13.72%
Vitamin A:8419.84IU
168.4%
Vitamin K:112.57µg
107.21%
Folate:146.96µg
36.74%
Calcium:167.34mg
16.73%
Vitamin B1:0.18mg
11.75%
Manganese:0.23mg
11.69%
Phosphorus:114.8mg
11.48%
Selenium:7.67µg
10.96%
Fiber:2.44g
9.76%
Vitamin B2:0.16mg
9.53%
Iron:1.7mg
9.45%
Potassium:273.24mg
7.81%
Vitamin B3:1.21mg
6.07%
Magnesium:23.16mg
5.79%
Vitamin C:4.69mg
5.68%
Vitamin B6:0.1mg
5.17%
Zinc:0.67mg
4.48%
Vitamin E:0.66mg
4.41%
Copper:0.08mg
3.92%
Vitamin B5:0.26mg
2.55%
Vitamin B12:0.13µg
2.22%
Source:My Recipes