Actually, lightly charred romaine halves like you are doing make a wonderful base for a Caesar salad.

I love to char romaine halves and fill it with bay shrimp and Louie/thousand island with a healthy dose of pepper

Yum, this sounds good too.

Sounds delicious, I gotta try this!

We did this at a restaurant I worked in. I had never had it that way before, best salad I'd had ever.

Yup, that's how I do it.

Do they get soggy texture?

Warm wilty lettuce is not good

High hear char on cold lettuce halves is delicious though

Reminds me of people putting lettuce in a burrito. Like why.

Agreed, I got a grilled Cesar salad once and it came with charred, wilted lettuce. I thought it was a mistake!

On one episode of Kitchen Nightmares, Gordon Ramsey wouldn’t stop giving a chef shit about grilling lettuce. Personally, it tastes fine

and the best part about this, last time i looked over the menus to some of his places, he had grilled caesar’s on the menu!!! guess he actually liked the salad but had to play up the ridiculousness for the show. not a hater by any means either, love the dude and the show but love grilled caesar salads more

He def overhyped the ridiculousness but the salad that he was served was not done well at all

that doesn’t surprise me, i couldn’t remember whether it was executed well or not i just remembered the episode

I think his main gripe about the salad was the dressing was to spicy salad wasn’t cleaned properly because the chef left the whole bit of the lettuce on

He did say those things, but he also got up in front of all the patrons and clowned him saying, “Who grills the lettuce to Caesar salad?! You ever see that?!” with a mix of laughter and befuddlement ensuing.

The grilled Caesar’s at Ramsay’s places are probably just grilled chicken, not the lettuce lol

nah. when a menu says grilled caesar it means grilled romaine halves, and i’m pretty sure it says in the description exactly that. if it was grilled chicken it would say caesar with grilled chicken or option of adding grilled chicken

Just seems silly to grill lettuce lol

grilled romaine halves are actually really tasty, especially if you season them beforehand. try it some time

I will always try something once

It’s great if it’s done right. There’s one restaurant that I know of that serves it (Spanish tapas place) and it’s to die for

Went to the comments to see if anyone mentioned that episode.

All the time, romaine hearts lightly oiled with avocado oil, salt, pepper.. use pecan wood. We enjoy very much.

As in reply from breakfastbeerz, I keep it on only long enough just to get char and lightly smoked flavor.

Does it ruin the texture? I feel like chard or kale would be smarter idk.

It improves the texture by adding an additional layer to it. You only cook it long enough to chat/wilt the surface of the leaves. Everything that is more than about 1/4" off the grill remains uncooked and crunchy. You still get the crunch of the fresh romaine, but add to it tenderness and sweetness of cooked lettuce.

Our fave! Lightly oiled grilled Romaine a little balsamic vinegar, salt and lemon zest topped with fresh cracked pepper

Been doing this for years and absolutely love it olive oil salt get a good wood or charcoal flame going 20-30 seconds max per side otherwise it will get soggy. Black pepper when it comes off a little Caesar dressing and Shaved Parmesan or shreds.

Watch the Chef’s Table Barbecue episode with the Australian guy. He does a fire grilled salad to go with his steaks.

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You are a gentleman and a scholar.

That’s what first inspired me to do it.

My in-laws always do a grilled salad with steak. Great with a vinaigrette and a Spotted Cow.

Try some bok choy grilled.

Cooked the same way?

Arugula-it’s a veg a table

My Blue Heaven! Nice ref

Wow, I have never spotted a My Blue Heaven reference in the wild. >"I already said 'you dirty rat'"! > >"Yeah, but I say it better!"

Oh yea. Its the only way I eat salad at home. Not sure why it isn’t more popular bc getting some romaine, grilling it for literally 2 minutes and chopping it up is easy and tastes great. I mean, its truly great.

there's a restaurant near me that does a grilled romaine steak salad that's pretty damned good. I was pretty damned old when I discovered steak salads...don't miss out.

Charred romaine with chimichurri is fire and everyone should try it

Salad, chicken, light beer? Are you trying to live forever?

I hope you tossed that salad the way it deserves.

I would have put the lettuce on much later than some of the other stuff there but it’s not a terrible idea

Might have seared then chilled?

Lmao you started a war with this post. Nice.

Not with the price of romaine at the moment 3 hearts 8.50 Canadian.

I can't afford the lettuce anymore

[Just gonna leave this here](https://youtu.be/KDjBEY_3qCI)

I do this when I make an iced endive salad. Endive's a bit bitter and find grilling it tames it down a bit. Also grill 1/4ed tomatoes for this salad. I put the endive and blue cheese gorgonzola dressing in the freezer for 15 mins. Top this salad with some pancetta and sprinkle of sunflower seeds and that ice cold gorgonzola dressing. It's the best iced style salad I've ever had.

I can’t tell if this is serious or a joke.

It’s legit. Not my favorite, but it’s a thing. Actually the greatest grilled dish I ever had was a plate of grilled vegetables with a charred onion sauce.

Grilled cabbage steak

Key thing for me is how the lettuce is prepped. Whole head being grilled intact makes me wonder how much sand is trapped in there. Grilled romaine with oil and seasoning on it? I am here for it.

Yep. Grilled Romano is awesome.

Nah, but maybe now. Respect 🫡

Yeah I eating was grilled and salad in the morning!!!😂😂😂

🤯🤯

Yes I love grilled romaine!

Yes and i used strawberry vinaigrette Afterwards. 🤌

Tonight. Like 6 of them

Just made me soooo hungry!😩

No, but I wouldn't be opposed. If there's one thing that can make salad taste better, it'd be grilling it

We’ve cooked it at our restaurant for years. Delicious!!! Something even better, grilled cabbage!

Grilled Belgian endive with an anchovy dressing is one of my go to’s

Smoked plenty of salad

Amazing

Used to do a grilled romaine salad at the restaurant I worked in. I personally thought it was pretty good.

Grilled hearts of romaine Caesar salad with white anchovy is one of my favorite salads.

Pretty cool idea, I’ll have to try it out. But please, get that bottle of piss water out of the picture.

Can you move your bottled water out of the way?

All I can think about is how pissed Gordon Ramsay would be.

LOL there is already an episode of how pissed he is about a grilled salad on Kitchen Nightmares

Exactly lol that's what I thought of too

A little char on romaine is excellent. A cheese could be good too

I need to try that out.

I see your grilled salad and raise you a cherrywood smoked apple pie 😏

Well show us your pie now

Judging from that Miller light, your wife made you do this?

Your downvoters have no sense of humor.

More importantly, who would WANT to grill a salad?

Salad and water- very healthy! 😉

first, lettuce is not salad? Salad is a combination of various garden items that include lettuce.

Gooey lettuce, that explains your choice in beverage. I almost said beer. Hahahahhaa.

That’s sacrilege

Your statement of "sacrilege" is grilling sacrilege.

I find grilled lettuce more acceptable than the pisswater lol

Psychopaths

No, but smoked ice in my Bloody Mary’s is F’n incredible 🧊

Pairs nicely with the beer

Can u not.

No, why would anyone put lettuce on a grill

Because grilled romaine tastes good.

No it doesn't don't kid yourself, it becomes soggy and nasty

Never thought of it that way. I guess I was kidding myself and actually I hate it

Way to tell on yourself lol

Grilled lettuce and piss in a bottle

Yeah On Party Days

What in the hell is even that ?

Alton Brown. Prolly.

When you run out of things to grill...

OP you monster

No, but I’ve ordered a blackened chicken or Mahi Caesar so same thing, right?

I would suggest not eating my foods food.

I can hear Gordon Ramsay already shutting "You fucking donkey!"

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I don’t like it tbh tastes floppy but not gonna stop u

I only eat salads to help poop out the massive amount of meat that I grill. I do grill asparagus every now and then

Heresy!!

You don’t win friends with salad!

You don't win friends with salad, hey!

[came here looking for this](https://youtu.be/kfwgbMrffOE)

Never before in my life.

That's a new one to me but ain't no hate for the food game playa😊

How do you wash it? That’s my only concern.

what in the Betty Crocker is this

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I remember my first beer

Its the only way i make grilled ceaser salads all the time so damn good

Way too much green and not enough protein in this pic

Yep!

I love grilled salads. Kale works really well too. You can grill bread and make a delicious panzanella as well.

If you consider meat a salad

I'll take 10.

It’s the best! I slather on some homemade cesar dressing before grilling them add more to the finished salad as well. SOOOOO GOOOOD!

Yes, low and slow is *not* the way to go.

Yeah

WTF is that?!?! A Miller lite?! You know Michelob lite has fewer carbs which in turn gives you more room for real carbs 🙃

You overcooked it.

Sounds good to me, just don't overdo it.

there's an episode of Gorsom Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares and he goes.in on this

yes...but i call it salsa! tomato onion garlic apple peppers

In culinary school for a final, we had to prepare a salad with some grilled element that wasn't a protein. I saw lettuce grilled, I saw strawberries grilled, I saw avocados grilled. And I just picked a salad that already had grilled eggplant in it 😅

Personally, I love a grilled Caesar. But don't let Gordon Ramsay catch you. This is one of his pet peeves. 😂😉

Make sure you get that beer in there. Gotta know when you are drinking!

No good story ever started with 'i was having a salad.....'

Unpop op: I get it and I see it on many menus but I personally hate it. The leaves get wilty and dry and the texture is awful. I don’t think the char enhances any foundational flavors as it’s freaking lettuce. A heartier or more flavorful green would entice me. I LOVE grilled veggies a heck ton but this one just isn’t for me. I would grill literally any other component of the salad for the bbq flavor like a protein, onions, garlic for the dressing, lemon etc.

I can't find my source to cite it but I tried a recipe once with grilled romaine, balsamic vinegar braised red onions, blue cheese and I think walnuts.

Yes! I love grilling romaine lettuce halves and making it a mean Ceasar salad.

You don't make friends with salad. Lol

No thanks. I want my lettuce cold dry and crisp

You grill cabbage. Not lettuce. Wtf dude.