Recipe of the week

It's amazing that this tree and I even survived this winter.

This is one of my all-time favorite recipes. I haven't made this in a while, but now that it's grillin weather, the avocadoes and romain lettuce halves shall flow abundantly here! We love this one at our house! I make it too often. But I've given Max and Lucy the "YOU WILL EAT WHAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOU" speech so much, they just go with it. Still, we all still like it.

I've even taken it to a cookout at JulzHOLLA's! "You want me to GRILL lettuce?" Yes. I. Do.

And seriously, y'all, Rachael Ray is the greatest food idea engineer ever. This is her recipe. I do love me some Rachael Ray, but am NOT jive with anchovy paste. Fish paste? Ew. Still, there's very little deviation from this recipe. So, instead of rewriting it, I'll make my notes as we go.

Rachael Ray's Grilled Romaine with Caesar-Cado Dressing
Taken from The Rachael Ray Show which aired Sept. 3, 2009
Ingredients

* 1 small avocado, pitted Yeah, I can't use just one. I use 2 or three.
* Juice of 2 lemons
* 2 teaspoons anchovy paste Uh, no way. I just don't even consider it.
* 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
* 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
* 1/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese Or just Romano or Parmesan will work too
* Salt and ground black pepper
* 1/4 cup EVOO - Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided
* 2 large romaine hearts, split in half through the core
* Nonstick cooking spray
In the bowl of a food processor, combine the avocado, lemon juice, anchovy paste (looking away), garlic, Worcestershire, cheese, salt and lots of pepper. Pulse the machine to chop everything up then leave it on and stream about 1/4 cup EVOO into the mixture until a thick dressing forms. Reserve. I usually thin it out a bit more with extra lemon juice or EVOO
Step 2 This is the crazy fun part. Watch the look on your man's face when you send a plate of lettuce out for him to grill.
Pat the romaine hearts dry, spray the cut sides and grill, cut side-down, until marked, about 2 minutes. Serve the grilled romaine topped with the Caesar-cado dressing.

You will wow your masses with this gig. Give it a try and let me know how you and your family liked it!

That's how I roll.
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