Grilled Romaine

Category

Sides

Servings

2 as Entree, 4 as Sides

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 head romaine lettuce, kept whole, rinsed and dried
  • ½ fresh lemon
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. HEAT grill to medium-high heat.
  2. CUT romaine lettuce in half length-wise leaving the root end intact. Drizzle cut side with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  3. PLACE cut side on hot grill and grill for 3 – 4 minutes or until charred grill marks appear. (For a softer grilled romaine oil both sides of halved lettuce and grill about 3 minutes on each side until grill marks appear.)
  4. REMOVE from grill and place on serving platter. Squeeze the lemon over both halves, drizzle with more olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  5. GRATE the cheddar over the grilled romaine using a microplane grater or small side of a cheese grater.

Nutrition

Nutrition

Serving Size
1/4 of recipe
per serving
Calories
170
Amount/Serving % Daily Value
Fat
14 grams
22%
Saturated Fat
5 grams
25%
Cholesterol
25 milligrams
8%
Sodium
190 milligrams
8%
Carbs
6 grams
2%
Fiber
3 grams
12%
Sugar
2 grams
Protein
7 grams
Calcium
204 milligrams
20%
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Cheese As You Please

Our naturally-aged cheddars have 0g of lactose per serving! So go ahead, dig in.

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