Grilled romaine hearts are a delightful and unique dish that combines the smoky flavor of grilled romaine lettuce with a creamy and tangy blue cheese dressing. This dish is perfect for a light summer meal or as a side dish for a grilled steak or chicken dinner. The recipe is easy to follow and only requires a few simple ingredients, making it a great option for busy weeknight meals.
This article features two variations of the grilled romaine hearts recipe - one with a classic blue cheese dressing and one with a vegan cashew blue cheese dressing. The classic blue cheese dressing is made with mayonnaise, sour cream, blue cheese, and crumbled bacon, while the vegan cashew blue cheese dressing is made with cashews, nutritional yeast, and lemon juice. Both dressings are flavorful and delicious, and they perfectly complement the grilled romaine lettuce.
In addition to the grilled romaine hearts recipes, this article also includes a recipe for a grilled romaine salad. This salad is a great way to use up any leftover grilled romaine hearts, and it's also a healthy and refreshing option for a summer meal. The salad is made with grilled romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and a simple vinaigrette dressing, and it's a great way to enjoy the flavors of summer.
Whether you're looking for a light and flavorful main course or a healthy and refreshing side dish, grilled romaine hearts are a great option. With their smoky flavor and creamy dressing, they're sure to be a hit with everyone at your table.
GRILLED HEARTS OF ROMAINE
This is truly and ridiculously easy. The trick is to get the grill grates very hot. And the result? A lightly caramelized surface and a slightly smoky flavor. The insides stay cool and crisp. It's quite a contrast of tastes and textures.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Greens
Time 15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 88.2 calories, Carbohydrate 4.2 g, Cholesterol 1.5 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 35.2 mg, Sugar 2 g
GRILLED ROMAINE SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE
Provided by Alex Guarnaschelli
Categories side-dish
Time 55m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the grill to medium.
- For the dressing: In a blender, combine the lemon juice, vinegar, capers, salt and garlic. Blend until smooth. Add the Worcestershire, hot sauce, anchovies and 1/2 cup of the olive oil and blend until smooth. Taste for seasoning. Add the remaining olive oil if needed. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, toss 4 of the romaine halves in a little olive oil and season them with salt. Put them in a single layer on the grill and cook for 3 minutes. Turn and cook on the other side for 3 additional minutes; the romaine should feel slightly warm and tender. Transfer the halves to a large platter. Spoon a little dressing on each.
- On a flat surface, finely chop the rest of the romaine and add it to a medium bowl. Add the remaining vinaigrette, a touch of lemon juice and the basil leaves. Toss to coat the romaine.
- Top the grilled romaine with some of the chopped, dressed romaine. Garnish with crumbled blue cheese and serve immediately.
GRILLED ROMAINE HEARTS
Romaine is a great companion for a grilled medium rare steak, but don't leave it on the grill too long, or the leaves may scorch. -Stuart Pritchard, Commerce, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 10m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 4
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 139 calories, Fat 14g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 10mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
GRILLED HEARTS OF ROMAINE WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING
This is such an elegant way to serve a salad, and it tastes so good! I highly recommend taking the time to make the dressing, but I'm sure your favorite store-bought would be good, too.
Provided by hepcat1
Categories Salad Dressings
Time 3h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Make the dressing:.
- In a medium bowl, stir the mayonnaise, sour cream, milk, blue cheese, shallot, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours to let the flavors develop. Before using, taste and adjust the seasonings if necessary. The dressing will thicken as it sits and may need to be thinned with more milk.
- Prepare the salad:.
- Once the dressing is chilled, heat a gas grill to medium low or prepare a medium-low charcoal fire. (Be sure the grate is hot, too.) Lightly brush olive oil all over the romaine hearts, taking care not to break the leaves. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Put the lettuce cut side down on the grate, directly over the heat. Grill until the outer leaves are charred and wilted and the lettuce is warm and just barely tender all the way through to the core, 2 to 5 minutes, depending on the heat of your grill. Transfer the lettuce to a clean platter and let rest for 5 minutes.
- To serve:.
- Place half a heart of romaine, cut side up, on each plate, top with about 2 tablespoons of the blue cheese dressing, or more to taste, and sprinkle with the crumbled bacon. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 545.6, Fat 42.3, SaturatedFat 15.7, Cholesterol 72.5, Sodium 1470, Carbohydrate 28.2, Fiber 6.6, Sugar 9.6, Protein 17.7
GRILLED HEARTS OF ROMAINE
Steps:
- * Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. * Bake pancetta in 1 layer in a 4-sided sheet pan, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 30 minutes. * Meanwhile, prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium heat for gas); see "Grilling Procedure." * Purée anchovies, mayonnaise, blue cheese, garlic, sugar, mustard, soy sauce, and 1/2 tsp pepper in a food processor. With motor running, add oil in a slow stream, blending until combined. Transfer to a small bowl and whisk in lemon juice, grated Asiago, and salt to taste. * Lightly brush romaine with oil and season with 1/4 tsp each of salt and pepper. Grill, turning occasionally, until slightly wilted and browned in spots, 3 to 5 minutes. * Serve romaine drizzled with dressing and sprinkled with crumbled pancetta and shaved Asiago. cooks' note: Romaine can be cooked in an oiled hot grill pan over medium heat.
GRILLED ROMAINE WITH BLUE CHEESE-BACON VINAIGRETTE
Steps:
- Preheat the grill to high heat.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a saute pan over high heat. Add the onions and bacon and cook until the bacon is crispy. To the same pan add the balsamic vinegar and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and stir to combine. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Brush the romaine lettuce with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil, place on the grill cut side down, and quickly sear.
- Serve the lettuce, cut side up, and drizzle the balsamic dressing over the lettuce. Sprinkle with blue cheese and garnish with cracked black pepper.
GRILLED HEARTS OF ROMAINE
Steps:
- Preheat the grill or a grill pan.
- Cut each heart of romaine in half lengthwise, leaving the end intact so each half holds together. Cut the tops of the lettuce, if necessary. Brush with olive oil and grill over medium heat until the lettuce chars and wilts slightly, about 6 minutes, turning a few times. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.
GRILLED HEARTS OF ROMAINE WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Make the dressing in a medium bowl, stir the mayo, sour crm, milk, cheese, shallot, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper. cover adn refirgerate for at least 3 hours to let the flavors develop. Before using, taste and adjust the seasoningsif necessary. The dressing will thicken as it sits a d may need to be thinned with more milk Prepare the salad Once the dressing is chilled, heat a gas grill to medium low. Lightly brush olive oil all over the romaine hearts, taking care not to break the leaves. sprinkle with salt and pepper. Put the lettuce cut side down on the grate directly over the heat. gGrill until the outer leaves are charred and wilted and the lettuce is warm and just barely tender all the way through the core, 2 to 5 minutes, depending on the heat of your grill. Transfer the lettuce to clean platter and let rest for 5 minutes. To serve: place half a hear of romaine cut side up on each plate, top with 2 tablespoons of clue cheese dressing or more to taste and sprinkle with crumbled bacon.
GRILLED ROMAINE HEARTS WITH CAESAR VINAIGRETTE
This is so good! My mom found this recipe in USA Weekend newspaper. We never grilled lettuce before and to my surprise it was still crispy.
Provided by Ashley Vinyard
Categories Vegetable
Time 16m
Yield 4 halves, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 126.5, Fat 8.4, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 2.2, Sodium 72.4, Carbohydrate 11.1, Fiber 6.7, Sugar 3.9, Protein 4.9
Tips:
- For the best flavor, choose firm and fresh romaine hearts with tightly packed leaves.
- To prevent the romaine hearts from burning, brush them with olive oil before grilling.
- If you don't have a grill, you can roast the romaine hearts in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 15 minutes.
- For a smoky flavor, grill the romaine hearts over charcoal or wood chips.
- To make the blue cheese dressing, use a high-quality blue cheese that is creamy and flavorful.
- If you don't like blue cheese, you can substitute another type of cheese, such as feta or goat cheese.
- Serve the grilled romaine hearts immediately with the blue cheese dressing.
Conclusion:
Grilled romaine hearts with blue cheese dressing is a delicious and easy-to-make side dish that is perfect for any occasion. The romaine hearts are grilled until tender and slightly charred, and then drizzled with a creamy and flavorful blue cheese dressing. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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