Best Romaine With Pan Roasted Garlic Dressing Recipes

Romaine and Gorgonzola Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing and Spiced Pecans image

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 tablespoons olive oil
10 large garlic cloves, unpeeled
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons apple cider
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
8 cups bite-size pieces romaine lettuce (1 large head)
1 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
Spiced Pecans

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Toss oil with garlic in small baking dish. Cover dish tightly with foil. Bake until garlic is golden and tender, about 45 minutes. Cool. Squeeze garlic from skins. Reserve oil.
Transfer roasted garlic to processor. Add honey, vinegar, cider and mustard and blend well. With processor running, slowly add reserved garlic oil. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
Toss lettuce with 1/2 cup Gorgonzola cheese and enough dressing to coat. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and Spiced Pecans and serve.

Romaine Salad with Creamy Garlic Dressing image

Provided by Hey Jude

Categories Cheese

Time 20m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 large romaine lettuce
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lime juice or 1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 very fresh egg
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 avocado
3 tablespoons grated fresh parmesan cheese
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
2 green onions, thinly sliced
2/3 cup seasoned croutons, purchased or homemade

Steps:

Tear lettuce into bite-size pieces, you should have about 12 cups.
Cover and refrigerate until well chilled.
Combine garlic and salt in a small bowl and mash with the back of a spoon into a paste, or (and this is what I do), mash with a mortar and pestle and transfer to a bowl.
Mix garlic paste with lime juice, add egg* and beat until foamy.
Stir in mayo and worcestershire.
This can be made ahead, just cover and refrigerate.
Just before serving, peel, pit and dice avocado.
In a large salad bowl, combine avocado, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, onions and croutons.
Stir dressing and pour over salad then toss until well mixed.
*If you are pregnant or nursing, or have a compromised immune system you may want to consider using a purchased pasteurized egg product.