Pritikin Caesar Salad
The Pritikin Eating Plan recommends you eat at least 5 (and preferably many more!) servings of vegetables and greens each day for super nutrition. Plus, you’ll just naturally eat fewer calories and shed excess weight. The problem is, many salads in restaurants are calorie busters that are anything but healthy, racking up nearly 1,000 fat calories on average. Get all the deliciously tangy goodness of a Caesar but for about one-tenth the calories with this Pritikin Caesar Salad, always a hit in the dining room at the Pritikin Longevity Center.
Ingredients
For the Dressing
- 1 box silken tofu (reduced calorie)
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- ¾ tablespoon Angostura Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard , no-salt-added
- 2 cups white balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons garlic finely minced
- 1 tablespoon 100% apple juice concentrate (found in freezer sections) thawed, undiluted
- 2 ounces water
For the Salad
- 4 cups chopped Romaine lettuce
- 1 teaspoon Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
- In a food processor or blender, combine all dressing ingredients
- Process until dressing is completely smooth and creamy.
- Toss salad greens with enough dressing to coat
- Sprinkle in Parmesan
- Divide into 2 servings of 2 cups each
- Refrigerate remaining dressing, if you didn't use it all
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Nutrition
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Simple. Good.
Very decent
I’m going to be one of those people who says “But this isn’t a true caesar salad because it doesn’t have anchovies” etc etc etc but I’m also going to say this is just a good salad on its own. Whatever we decide to call it!
But you’re right, so you can be one of those people. It does need anchovy, and it is a decent salad on its own.