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Caesar Salad with canned tuna and homemade croutons

Crisp Tuna Caesar Salad with Crispy Croutons

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This Crisp Tuna Caesar Salad is brimming with flavor from the savory dressing and texture from the crispy croutons!
Course Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Sides
Cuisine American
Keyword 30 Minutes or Less, Caesar Salad, Pescatarian, Salad Dressing, Tuna Caesar Salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Marley Goldin

Equipment

Ingredients

Tuna Caesar Salad

  • 10 ounces chopped Romaine lettuce 10 ounces Romaine = approx. ½ large head of lettuce or 4 cups chopped
  • 4 ounces tuna 1 can tuna = approx. 4 ounces
  • 1 ounce fresh shaved Parmesan 1 ounce Parmesan = approx. ⅓ cup shaved
  • ½ cup croutons
  • ¼ cup Caesar dressing

Easy Homemade Caesar-Inspired Dressing

  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard grainy or smooth
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper*

Homemade Croutons

  • ½ loaf French baguette or sourdough
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
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Instructions

Homemade Croutons

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F.
  • Slice your stale bread into roughly equal sized cubes, each about 1-cubic inch in size.
    ½ loaf French baguette or sourdough
    Cubed French baguette to be made into croutons
  • Add the cubed bread to a large baking sheet and add the olive oil, Italian seasoning, and garlic salt. Toss to coat and spread the cubes out in an even layer.
    ¼ cup olive oil, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
    Cubed bread with seasoning and oil
  • Toast on the top rack of the oven for about 15 minutes, tossing halfway in between until bread is nice and crunchy. Set aside to cool.

Homemade Caesar-Inspired Dressing

  • Mince your garlic and add it to a jar fit with a lid along with the olive oil, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, red wine vinegar and pepper. Seal the lid tight and shake vigorously to emulsify.
    2 cloves garlic, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar, ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, ½ teaspoon black pepper*
    Caesar-inspired dressing in a jar

Tuna Caesar Salad

  • Drain your tuna and roughly chop your romaine into bite-sized pieces, discarding any brown or soggy pieces.
    10 ounces chopped Romaine lettuce, 4 ounces tuna, ½ cup croutons
    Roughly chopped romaine lettuce on a chopping board
  • To a large salad bowl, add the chopped lettuce, tuna, croutons (make sure your croutons are cooled so they do not wilt your lettuce), and shaved Parmesan cheese and toss. Dress right before serving or serve the dressing on the side.
    1 ounce fresh shaved Parmesan, ¼ cup Caesar dressing
    Adding homemade Caesar dressing to salad with tuna

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Notes

  • *I love adding a lot of black pepper to bring the heat in this dressing, but if your sensitive to it, maybe consider adding 1/4 teaspoon instead of 1/2!
  • If you don’t have garlic salt on hand, you can use 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder in place of garlic salt.
  • For more ways to revive your stale bread, check out this list of 12+ Stale Bread Recipes. 
  • Enjoy this recipe? You have to check out my other homemade salad recipes!