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A white bowl with Keto Caesar Dressing, garnished with parmesan cheese.

Keto Caesar Salad

Fast and easy to make, this Keto Caesar Salad features crisp romaine with toasted almonds, fresh parmesan and salty capers, tossed in a lemony-garlic caesar dressing. 
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Canadian, Keto, Low Carb
Servings 4 servings
Calories 273 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 head romaine
  • cup sliced almonds *see note 1
  • ½ cup grated parmesan cheese *see note 2
  • 1 tbsp capers *see note 3

Dressing

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 tsp dijon
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp worcestershire
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice *see note 4
  • ¼ tsp lemon zest
  • ¼ tsp sea salt
  • 10-15 grinds black pepper
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

Prep

  • Heat oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with a non stick baking mat or parchment paper. Zest the lemon until you have 1/4 tsp lemon zest, then mince it finely. Squeeze 1 tbsp lemon juice from the lemon and then grate 3/4 cup parmesan cheese.
  • Peel the garlic and press it through a garlic press *see note 5.

The dressing

  • Grab a medium bowl and combine mayonnaise with the garlic, dijon, red wine vinegar, worcestershire, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, pepper and 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan. Whisk the ingredients together until fully combined, then refrigerate until ready to serve the Keto caesar salad.

Roasted almonds

  • Spread the almonds evenly around the prepared baking sheet and then bake for 5-7 minutes, until the almonds are golden and fragrant *see note 6. Cool completely before serving.

Serve the Keto Caesar Salad

  • Wash the romaine and then chop into bite sized pieces and place inside a large mixing bowl. Pour 1/2 cup dressing over top and then 1/2 cup grated parmesan, the toasted almonds and capers. Toss to coat the whole salad, adding more dressing if necessary. * the dressing is very rich – be careful not to add too much!
  • Serve with extra parmesan cheese if desired. Enjoy!

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Notes

  1. I like to use sliced almonds in this Keto caesar salad, but slivered would work great too.
  2. I highly recommend using fresh parmesan – the flavour is completely incomparable! I use either grana padana or parmigiano reggiano.
  3. I absolutely love capers in my Keto Caesar Salad because they bring an addicting salty flair. If you don’t have any/ don’t want to try them, you could use crumbled crisp bacon instead!
  4. We use fresh lemon zest and juice in the dressing for a lovely lemony flavour. If you don’t like lemon flavour as much, skip the zest in the dressing.
  5. Use a garlic press so that the garlic is so finely pulverized, you will only need to whisk the dressing to combine. If you don’t have a garlic press, the dressing can be pureed using a blender or immersion blender so that you can be sure there are no chunks of garlic in the dressing (Unless you're into that).
  6. Be careful when roasting the almonds. Set a timer so that they do not get forgotten – they burn very quickly!
  7. Caesar salad isn’t the best leftover, so only dress how much you think will get eaten in one sitting.
  8. Store any leftover dressing in the refrigerator for up to 7 days, in an air tight container.
 
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition facts are an estimate only! The ingredients you choose could have different nutritional values than the ingredients I have used.  

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 273kcalCarbohydrates: 7.6gProtein: 7.9gFat: 22.4gSodium: 577mgFiber: 4.5g
Keyword caesar salad, kale caesar salad
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