Swiss Chard Caesar
 
 
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Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • ¼ cup pure olive oil
  • 2 heaping cups ¾-inch bread cubes, cut from a crusty European-style loaf
  • Salt
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2½ tablespoons mayonnaise
  • ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire
  • Ground black pepper
  • 5 tablespoons pure olive oil
  • ¼ cup each: finely grated and coarsely Parmesan cheese (preferably Reggiano),
  • 8 cups washed, stemmed, and coarsely torn Swiss Chard
Instructions
  1. Mince garlic cloves in a food processor or blender. Scrape down sides of bowl or canister and add olive oil through feeder tube. Continue to process so that garlic releases its flavor into the oil, about 30 seconds. Strain garlic from oil through a fine-mesh strainer; reserve garlic.
  2. Heat a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Place bread cubes in medium bowl. Drizzle garlic oil evenly over bread, along with big pinch of salt; toss to coat.
  3. Add bread cubes to hot skillet and toast, turning the cubes and shaking the pan often, until crisp and golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Return croutons to bowl and set aside to cool while preparing salad.
  4. Whisk lemon juice, mayonnaise, half of the reserved garlic (save remaining garlic for another use) Worcestershire, a pinch of salt, and a few grinds of pepper in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in oil to make a creamy dressing, stir finely grated cheese, and set aside.
  5. Place Swiss chard in a large bowl; add dressing and toss to coat. Add croutons; toss again. Add cheese: toss once more. Serve immediately, sprinkling each salad with a little coarsely grated Parmesan cheese.
Notes
Use a microplane, if you’ve got one, for grating the cheese that gets stirred into the dressing. Switch to a coarse grater or even a vegetable peeler for the cheese that’s sprinkled over the finished salad.
Recipe by Three Many Cooks at https://threemanycooks.com/recipes/salads-and-sides/swiss-chard-caesar/