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Low-fat chicken Caesar salad

Name: Low-fat chicken Caesar salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 thick slices good-quality bread, crusts removed, cut into 2cm cubes; 1/4 cup (60ml) lemon juice; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 2 skinless chicken breasts; 4 slices prosciutto, trimmed of fat; 2 anchovies (optional); 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 1/2 cup (125g) low-fat natural yoghurt; 2 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon grated parmesan, plus extra, shaved, to garnish; 2 baby cos lettuce, washed, dried

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by Chrissy Freer

Nutritionist and food writer

Oct 03, 2015

Try this delicious low-fat Caesar salad and you'll wonder why you usually opt for the classic high-in-fat version.

4 thick slices good-quality bread, crusts removed, cut into 2cm cubes
1/4 cup (60ml) lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 skinless chicken breasts
4 slices prosciutto, trimmed of fat
2 anchovies (optional)
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1/2 cup (125g) low-fat natural yoghurt
2 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
1 tablespoon grated parmesan, plus extra, shaved, to garnish
2 baby cos lettuce, washed, dried

Method

1.

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2.

Place bread cubes on a baking tray and bake for 10 minutes or until golden.
3.

Combine 2 tablespoons lemon juice, half the garlic and half the mustard in a bowl. Place each chicken breast on a 30cm piece of foil, spoon over some lemon mixture and season with salt and pepper. Fold in sides of foil to make a parcel and place on a baking tray. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Allow to cool.
4.

Place the prosciutto on a baking tray and bake for 5 minutes or until crisp. Remove and drain on kitchen paper. Allow to cool, then break into shards.
5.

To make dressing, place remaining lemon juice, garlic and mustard in a food processor with the anchovies, vinegar, yoghurt, mayonnaise and grated parmesan and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
6.

Place lettuce in a bowl, tearing larger leaves. Drizzle with some dressing. Tear chicken into pieces, add to bowl with prosciutto and croutons, then toss. Place in 4 individual bowls or 1 large bowl to serve. Drizzle with a little more dressing. Garnish with extra parmesan.