Grilled Romaine Hearts With Tarragon Vinaigrette Recipes

GRILLED HEARTS OF ROMAINE

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Brush each romaine lettuce half with 1/2 teaspoon olive oil.
• Cook romaine hearts, cut-side down, on the preheated grill until the cut-side is slightly caramelized but the inside is still cool and crisp, about 2 minutes. Transfer lettuce, cut-side up, to a platter. Sprinkle Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese over lettuce and drizzle balsamic vinegar, sherry vinegar, and 2 tablespoons olive oil over the top.

BARBECUED SALMON WITH GRILLED ROMAINE AND CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Prepare grill or preheat grill pan.
• On your stove top or on your outdoor grill, place a small sauce pot over moderate heat and cook onion in oil for 3 minutes. Add vinegar and reduce by half. Add syrup, tomato paste, Worcestershire, curry, smoke flavoring and pepper. Bring to a bubble and simmer.
• Spray salmon with cooking spray and season with salt. Grill for 3 minutes, turn and baste liberally with glaze. Turn again, glaze opposite side. If you care for salmon pink at center, remove after 6 minutes. For opaque salmon, grill 5 minutes on each side.
• Whisk citrus with garlic, mustard, tarragon and salt. Stream in oil to combine.
• Spray romaine hearts with cooking spray and place on grill 2 minutes, charring the outside leaves. Remove and cut each heart in half lengthwise, using tongs to help hold on to the charred lettuce. Cut away core at stem. Cut each half heart in half again lengthwise. Place 2 quarters of charred romaine on each dinner plate. Drizzle with dressing, working back and fourth, strapping the lettuce with dressing. Set salmon on top of the salad. Garnish with chopped scallions and serve.

SAM'S GRILLED HEARTS OF ROMAINE

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium.
• Slice a thin 1/16 off the core end of the head, just to clean it up. Don't cut off too much. You want the heart to hold together.
• Cut lengthways down the middle of romaine making two equal halves.
• Brush all of each half with olive oil, and place cut side down on grill.
• Grill only a couple of minutes, just until leaves begin to wilt. Turn and repeat.
• Remove from grill and place cut side up on plate.
• Sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar on each half, then shred cheese on top.
• Crumble bacon over and top with a light drizzle of olive oil.
• Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.
• Double or triple as needed for more servings.
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GRILLED ROMAINE HEARTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk oil and vinegar. Generously brush over all surfaces of romaine. Grill romaine, uncovered, over medium-hot heat for 1-2 minutes or until slightly charred and wilted, turning once. Season with salt and pepper.

GRILLED ROMAINE HEARTS WITH CAESAR VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, lemon juice, garlic, mustard, Worcestershire and pepper. Stir in the Parmesan Cheese.
• Preheat the grill over medium-high heat, oil grills surface.
• Cut romaine hearts in half length-wise and leave end in tact so each half holds together.
• Spray Romaine lightly all over with oil spray.
• Grill until grill marks form and the lettuce wilts slightly, about 6 minutes.
• Turn once or twice.
• Drizzle with vinaigrette.