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Crisp romaine lettuce tossed in homemade Caesar dressing, crunchy croutons, charred asparagus and hard boiled quail eggs – a great spin on traditional Caesar salad.
This is not your traditional Caesar salad, not is the dressing. It is not made with raw eggs or anchovies and it only requires a few pantry staples.
And I promise you, the dressing is still full of flavor and with light texture.
I make Caesar salad quite often. But this is the first time I made it with quail eggs.
Last time I made it was a 2 weeks ago. When we were out to dinner last weekend I had to stop myself from ordering a Caesar, since I had planned to make this quail eggs and asparagus version the nex day.
I sometimes add a few extra ingredients, but if you are fan of the classic, you can skip my additions and still try the dressing.
Since it is asparagus season, I usually grill (or roast) some in advance and keep then in the fridge to add to salads or omelettes.
Quail eggs are a great way to add extra protein to salads and jazz up their look. they cook very quickly, then you just need to peel them.
This salad is perfect for lunch or light dinner. Hope you get to try it!
Love asparagus? Thy these Sautéed asparagus from Evolving Table. Ready in 15 minutes and perfect for a side dish.
Caesar Salad With Grilled Asparagus And Quail Eggs
Ingredients
For the Caesar Dressing:
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 small garlic clove, , pressed
- juice from 1 small lemon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp Worchestershire sauce
- 3/4 to 1 cup vegetable oil, (not olive oil), grapeseed oil could be used
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
For the salad:
- 1 large romaine heart, , washed and chopped.
- 8 grilled asparagus, , chopped.
- 6 quail eggs
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup croutons
Instructions
For the dressing:
- Combine mayo, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper in a blender and pulse 2-3 times.
- With the blender running on medium, slowly add oil, blend until thick and creamy.
- Stir in parmesan cheese.
For the salad:
- To boil the quail eggs, fill a medium saucepan with water on and bring to a boil. Add quail eggs and boil for 4 minutes for hard boiled eggs and 2 1/2 to 3 minutes for soft-boiled eggs. Drain and transfer to a bowl filled with cold water. When eggs are cool enough to handle, peel and cut in half.
- Place chopped lettuce in a bowl. Add dressing (add enough to dress the salad to your taste, I usually need 1.4 cup dressing for 1 romaine heart) toss to coat.
- Add asparagus, quail eggs, croutons and parmesan cheese on top. Serve
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This is such a gorgeous salad, Mira! I love your spin on a traditional caesar salad. The grilled asparagus and eggs gives it the perfect touch, especially for spring Wishing I had this for lunch today!
Well, this salad is pretty much RIGHT up my alley! And I love your twist on the dressing! I normally don’t really care for caesar salad dressing, but your lightened-up version looks absolutely amazing! I want to just dive right into this salad NOW. 😉
This is such a beautiful salad Mira. I can never get enough Caesar salads (I could eat the every day). I love how you added in protein with the quail eggs and the asparagus gives this tried and true favorite an elegant touch.
This salad looks delicious Mira! Love the Caesar dressing – it’s one of my favourites. Really like the idea of adding quail eggs for protein. 🙂
Mira I love this Ceasar Salad!! It’s so unique with asparagus & those dreamy eggs!!
What a beautiful salad! It looks delicious. I’d love it if you’d share the recipe at the Healthy Living Link Party. Thanks!
Blessings, Leigh
Thanks for linking up! Pinned!
Blessings, Leigh
I love that you added asparagus to a caesar salad, and those quail eggs are so cute! Delicious salad!
Caesar salads are one of my favorites. Great idea to add asparagus and eggs…. I love those little quail eggs. They are so darned cute!
I love Caesar salad! This recipe is beautiful Mira! The addition of quails eggs sounds so delicious! Yum!
Oh I love your Caesar Dressing! It sounds amazing! Thanks so much for sharing at the Healthy Living Link Party 🙂 We hope to see you back tonight!