Grilled Caesar Salad

Name: Grilled Caesar Salad
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, lemon juice; 1 , garlic clove, minced; 1/2 cup, mayonnaise; 1/2 ounce, Parmesan cheese, grated (1/4 cup); 1 tablespoon, white wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon, Worcestershire sauce; 1 tablespoon, Dijon mustard; 2 , anchovy fillets, rinsed; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 1/4 cup, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 (12-inch), baguette, cut on bias into 5-inch-long, 1/2-inch-thick slices; 3 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 , garlic clove, peeled; 3 , romaine lettuce hearts (18 ounces), halved lengthwise through cores; 1/2 ounce, Parmesan cheese, grated (1/4 cup)

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By Cristin Walsh

Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2013, Cook's Country TV

A smoky char makes this classic American salad better than ever. But must you give up crispness to get smokiness?

SERVES6

TIME1¼ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Adding smoky char to a Caesar salad sounded like a good idea, as long as we could avoid limp lettuce. Using just the firm, compact romaine hearts is a step in the right direction, and grilling them over a hot fire lets them pick up char fas...

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