This Low Calorie Grilled Romaine Salad is just 83 calories and that includes all of the toppings (and real bacon!)
You can whip this healthy grilled salad in just 10 minutes, and it comes with a fat burning dressing, that’s also Rachael Ray approved! I included a video of Rachael Ray and I making this healthy salad dressing on her show.
You can use turkey bacon or even vegan bacon if you prefer. But I based the nutrition off of regular bacon, so it’s the highest the calories it will go.
Low Calorie Grilled Romaine Salad
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Ingredients in Healthy Grilled Romaine Salads
As I noted above, you can swap out the bacon for vegan or turkey bacon. But what if you don’t like (or can’t have) blue cheese?
Here are some other low calorie salad dressings that will also go great on this low calorie grilled salad.
More Salad Dressings:
- Low Calorie Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing
- Low Calorie Ranch Pickle Dressing
- Healthy Cobb Salad Dressing
- Low Calorie Italian Dressing
Shopping List for Healthy Grilled Romaine Salads:
- Hearts of romaine lettuce
- Olive Oil Spray
- Salt and pepper
- Low Calorie Blue Cheese Dressing
- Bacon or turkey bacon
- Roma tomato
- Shredded parmesan cheese
How to Make Healthy Grilled Romaine Salads
You can make this healthy grilled romaine salad on the stovetop as well as the grill.
Just use a grill pan and follow the directions. This means you can make the healthy hot salad anytime of the year!
How to Make a Healthy Grilled Salad:
- Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
- Meanwhile, cut the romaine hearts in half lengthwise and trim the stem end just a little, so that the lettuce still holds together.
- Spray the romaine lightly all over with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place the romaine slices cut side down on the preheated grill and cook undisturbed for 3 minutes.
- Flip and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes until tender on the inside and crispy on the outside.
- Meanwhile, add the blue cheese dip and water to a bowl. Mix together to make the dressing thin enough to drizzle, adding more water 1/2 tablespoon at a time until you have reached your desired consistency.
- Remove from the grill, drizzle over the blue cheese dressing. Sprinkle the crumbled bacon, tomatoes and parmesan over the tops and serve hot.
Low Calorie Grilled Romaine Salad Recipe
This Low Calorie Grilled Romaine Salad Recipe is healthy and easy, It makes a wonderful side dish, or have 2-3 servings for a healthy lunch or dinner. Here are some more low calorie salads I think you’ll love.
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Low Calorie Grilled Romaine Salad
Ingredients
- 2 hearts of romaine lettuce
- Olive Oil Spray
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- ⅓ cup Low Calorie Blue Cheese Dip
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 slices bacon or turkey bacon cooked and crumbled
- 1 roma tomato diced
- 1 tablespoon shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
- Meanwhile, cut the romaine hearts in half lengthwise and trim the stem end just a little, so that the lettuce still holds together.
- Spray the romaine lightly all over with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place the romaine slices cut side down on the preheated grill and cook undisturbed for 3 minutes.
- Flip and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes until tender on the inside and crispy on the outside.
- Meanwhile, add the blue cheese dip and water to a bowl. Mix together to make the dressing thin enough to drizzle, adding more water 1/2 tablespoon at a time until you have reached your desired consistency.
- Remove from the grill, drizzle over the blue cheese dressing. Sprinkle the crumbled bacon, tomatoes and parmesan over the tops and serve hot.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Grilled Romaine Salads
The nutrition is based off real bacon and the blue cheese dressing/dip shown above.
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