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Vegetarian Caesar Salad Recipe

Vegetarian Caesar Salad with Garden Gourmet fillet pieces
Vegetarian Caesar Salad with Garden Gourmet fillet pieces
  • Preparation time
    15 min
  • Difficulty
    Easy
  • Number of servings
    10

Looking for inspiration to elevate your menu? This recipe is the perfect foundation to start with to add vegetarian options to your menu. Our Garden Gourmet® Vegetarian Caesar Salad is a blend of flavours and textures that will leave your diners wanting more. A great vegetarian menu idea, it can be made into a vegan recipe too (see additional information below). This recipe combines Garden Gourmet® fillet pieces, toasted pine nuts, and ciabatta croutons. Plus, it’s a simple (and guilt-free) way for your customers to get one of their five-a-day servings.

Ingredients
GARDEN GOURMET® fillet pieces
GARDEN GOURMET® Fillet Pieces
For the salad
  • 800g GARDEN GOURMET® Fillet Pieces
  • 150g Ciabatta, diced
  • 25ml olive oil
  • 1200g Romain lettuce (torn)
  • 50g Toasted pine nuts
  • 400g cherry tomatoes
  • 100g vegan hard cheese
For the dressing
  • 250ml soya yoghurt
  • 50g Nutritional yeast
  • 10g garlic
  • 50ml olive oil
Preparation
  • 1
    To make the dressing, place all the ingredients into a blender and blitz until smooth. Set aside.
  • 2
    Pre-heat oven 180°C (350°F).
  • 3
    Toss the ciabatta cubes with the oil then place on to an oven tray and bake for 15 minutes or until golden. Then remove and allow to cool.
  • 4
    Deep fry the GARDEN GOURMET® Pulled Fillet for 2-3 minutes at 180°C (350°F) until crispy. Remove and drain any excess oil.
  • 5
    Place the lettuce into a mixing bowl then pour in half the dressing and toss to coat evenly. Divide the dressed lettuce among serving plates.
  • 6
    Arrange the croutons, cherry tomatoes, and toasted pine nuts over the lettuce. Add the crispy Garden Gourmet® Pulled Fillet pieces.
  • 7
    Finish with shavings of vegan hard cheese and drizzle the remaining dressing over the salad.

This recipe can also be made into a Caesar baguette or wrap. Swap with a vegan dressing and hard Italian cheese to make vegan. You can also use GARDEN GOURMET® Pulled fillet as alternative.

Each portion typically contains:

Energy

 Fat Saturates Sugars Salt

1639 kJ

393 kcal

 22.2 g 5.1 g 5.1 g 1.09 g
14%* 32%* 26%* 6%* 18%*

 

*Reference Intake of an average adult (8400 kJ/2000 kcal).

The recipe nutrition information is approximate and based on the ingredients listed. Please consider if any ingredients are changed or substituted then the nutrition will change.

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