Romaine Salad With Creamy Garlic Dressing

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 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

Recipe

• 1 tear lettuce into bite-size pieces, you should have about 12 cups.
• 2 cover and refrigerate until well chilled.
• 3 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.
• 4 mix garlic paste with lime juice, add egg* and beat until foamy.
• 5 stir in mayo and worcestershire.
• 6 this can be made ahead, just cover and refrigerate.
• 7 just before serving, peel, pit and dice avocado.
• 8 in a large salad bowl, combine avocado, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, onions and croutons.
• 9 stir dressing and pour over salad then toss until well mixed.
• 10 *if you are pregnant or nursing, or have a compromised immune system you may want to consider using a purchased pasteurized egg product.