Vego Caesar Salad

Caesar salad is a domain usually reserved for bacon, chicken and anchovies... most vegetarians feel that it is out of the question. 

Nowadays, there are plenty of mock-meat substitutes that can be used in place of bacon and chicken in a caesar! My favourite is smoked vege deli slices - lightly pan fried - in place of bacon.

And making your own croutons is tastier and cheaper than the packet ones.

Salad: mix this up in a salad bowl

2 heads baby cos lettuce, washed and drained

4 eggs - hard boiled, shells off, place in fridge to get cold

3 smoked deli slices - cut into 2cm squares and lightly pan fried - drain on paper towel

Croutons:

4 slices bruschetta bread - sprayed both sides with oil

1 clove garlic - chopped in half, used to rub on browned bruschetta slices

Dressing: mix this up in a jar

5 tablespoons whole egg mayonaise (Thomy is a good one!)
juice of 1/2 lemon
2 cloves garlic, very finely chopped
1tsp wholegrain mustard
generous splash white wine (sav blanc is good)
salt to taste
copious amounts of black pepper

Bake bruschetta slices in oven until lightly golden - rub both sides with copious amounts of garlic, then return to oven for about 5 minutes until golden brown. set aside

layer all salad ingredients in bowl, add freshly prepared dressing and serve with croutons.