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Total Time: 16 min

Prep: 15 min

Cook: 1 min

Serves: 6

Easy

Grilled romaine lettuce tastes similar to cooked escarole and is tender on the inside yet crispy on the outside. Its mild, mellow flavor is a great foil for our homemade tangy dressing. Fresh lemon juice adds an extra brightness and zest to this dish. A typical addition to a Caesar dressing is anchovies. Here, Worcestershire sauce, which has anchovies as an ingredient, supplies a subtle hint of that flavor. If you’re an anchovy lover, stir a chopped fillet into the dressing.

Ingredients

• 4 sprays of cooking spray
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1½ tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1½ tbsp reduced-calorie mayonnaise
• 1½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
• ½ tsp minced garlic
• ⅛ tsp black pepper, (and more for garnish if desired)
• 1½ pounds romaine lettuce, (3 heads), halved lengthwise with root ends intact
• 3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Off heat, coat the grill rack or grill pan with nonstick spray. Preheat a gas grill or grill pan to medium-high, or prepare a medium-high fire on a charcoal grill.
2. In a small bowl, whisk oil, lemon juice, mayonnaise, Worcestershire, garlic, and black pepper until blended for dressing.
3. Coat lettuce with nonstick spray. Grill lettuce, turning once, until leaves are lightly charred, 30 seconds to 1 minute per side. Transfer lettuce to platter. Drizzle lettuce with dressing and sprinkle with cheese and more black pepper (if using).
4. Serving Size: 1⁄2 romaine head, 1 tbsp dressing, and 2 tsp cheese.