Summer Grilled Caesar Salads That'll Blow Your Mind!

If you don't already know, Im a huge salad fan. I seriously could eat salad for two out of three meals in the day and be perfectly happy about it. The only problem is thinking of different salads to make! Well let me just tell you, I have the magic solution! Grill your salads. Period. It is so amazingly good and brings out all these flavors you never knew your salad could posses. I have grilled up two salads while here in Laguna Beach and they were so delicious. They take literally two minutes on the grill to deliver sweet perfection. We were calling these salads the popsicle salad because you could pick up one of the wedges and take a bite with all the toppings like a champ. Yes, we all loved these little salad popsicles and all finished wanting more. Hence, the making of more salad popsicles the next day. We used baby gem lettuce, but these would be great with artisan romaine or really any lettuce for that matter. 

It only takes a few moments of love to prep your plain old lettuce into something praiseworthy. Here are the humble yet magical steps....

1- Get your toppings ready

2-Wash and dry your lettuce whole.

3-Slice lettuce heads in half

4-Drizzle with olive oil

5-Squeeze fresh lemon juice over lettuce halves

6-Sprinkle with salt and pepper

Now you are ready to get grilling for just two minutes!!! Boom baby! This process is so surprisingly easy. We were wondering why we don't grill all our salads? We made caesar salads with tomatoes, parmeasean cheese, croutons, red onions, basil and caesar dressing. Use your imagination though! You could top the grilled lettuce with anything that strikes your fancy. Have fun and invent a salad all your own!

Gorgeous salad if I do say so myself! I would totally make this again. Loving this blue plate too. :)

These lettuce popsicles are so addicting! Believe me you are going to have a salad addiction on your hands in no time. For those of you crazy people who think you don't like salad. I am about ready to prove you wrong. Try this, and there is no way you could possibly not like it. :)

Seasoning the lettuce before grilling it is absolutely key. The lemon juice works wonders. Don't skip this vital step!

These would be great to serve to a crowd pre dressed and topped in popsicle form. So easy for people to just grab one on their plate and go!

I hope you give grilling your salads a try. They are so so good. One of the must eats of the summer! Happy Wednesday all! 

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