Meghan makes caesar salad with 'amazing flavour' - but grills an 'unusual' ingredient
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, 41, appeared on The Today Show back in 2016 where she made her own version of a caesar salad, but with a unique twist on the grill. As well as grilling her protein, Meghan also grilled the salad element in her recipe.
Meghan Markle shows off cooking skills in 2016
Before meeting Prince Harry, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex ran a lifestyle blog called The Tig where she shared helpful recipes and commented on fashion and travelling. One such recipe was a grilled shrimp caesar salad which Meghan makes on the grill, including the romaine lettuce.
In 2016, the Duchess of Sussex went on The Today Show on NBC to demonstrate how to make the grilled salad, which she called "really simple".
The then-host of The Today Show, Matt Lauer, introduced the Duchess by saying: "We're making something unusual here, people don't think of this. We're talking about salad on the grill!"
Ingredients for Meghan's grilled shrimp caesar salad
For the shrimp:
One squeeze of fresh lemon
Extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
For the salad:
Extra-virgin olive oil
Salt to taste
Store-bought caesar salad dressing or balsamic vinaigrette
Croutons for garnish
Shredded Parmesan cheese
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Method
Add all the ingredients for the grilled shrimp to a bowl. The shrimp should be mixed and marinated for an hour in the fridge.
Meghan claimed if you bring the shrimp to room temperature after removing it from the fridge, this helps the protein not become "tough".
For five minutes, grill the marinated shrimp over high heat, flipping them as they sear.
Four romaine lettuce chunks should then be cut lengthwise and used in the salad.
To make a small "boat", as Meghan calls it, for your "handheld salad", remove a few leaves from the inside.
Place the lettuces on a baking tray and add salt and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil.
Then, royal fans need to get a char and bring out the taste of the lettuce.
The Duchess said: "This is what I love! You can grill lettuce and it has the most amazing flavour."
To do this, fans must place the romaine hearts on the grill, cut-side down on the outermost part of the grill for about a minute or two.
Then take off the grill after a nice char has formed. Fans can then add an extra drizzle of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.
If royal fans wish to cook a vegetarian version of the salad without shrimp, Meghan says to just add a drizzle of their preferred salad dressing, whether that be balsamic vinaigrette or caesar dressing, plus smashed croutons for texture and Parmesan cheese.
These extra ingredients are fantastic in a caesar salad, with or without any protein element such as grilled shrimp or chicken.