Can I make the Caesar salad bagels ahead of time?

You can make the chopped salad itself 3 to 4 days ahead of time, then just store it in the fridge until you're ready to use it.

How else can I use the Caesar salad?

Use it as a sandwich filling, as a chunky dip to serve with your favorite chips or crackers (I highly recommend pita crisps ) or simply as a salad.

Chopped Chicken Caesar Salad Bagels

Description

You can never go wrong with a chicken Caesar salad, and this chopped bagel version is quick, easy and DELICIOUS. Simply layer your ingredients on a board, and chop away. A wonderful, high-protein idea to prep for lunches throughout the week, or as a speedy, light meal at the end of a busy day.

I highly recommend trying my high-protein Caesar dressing, and trying your hand at making a batch of my two-ingredient dough bagels, you won’t regret it!

Ingredients

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For the protein-packed Caesar dressing -

1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup grated parmesan
2 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon fish sauce
Black pepper
2 teaspoons miso paste

For the bagels -

1 cooked chicken breast
3 slices streaky bacon
1/4 cup Caesar dressing
3 large Romaine lettuce leaves
2 scallions
1/4 cup parmesan, grated
Black pepper
2 bagels

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Instructions

Make the dressing. You can either mix the ingredients in a bowl, or pop them into a blender or mini chopper and blitz into a super smooth sauce. I prefer to blend the dressing so the cottage cheese becomes gorgeously creamy!
Cook the bacon. Add the bacon to a small pan and set over high heat. Cook until super crispy, about five minutes. Remove from the pan.
Chop the salad. Place your lettuce, scallions, chicken and bacon on top of each other on a board. Chop everything into small, bite-sized pieces, then add the dressing, parmesan, and a good grind of black pepper. Chop again to kind of mix everything together. You can add more dressing if you like things saucier.
Arrange the bagels. Slice your bagels in half, then divide the chopped salad between them and enjoy.

Notes

INGREDIENT NOTES: You can add extra things to the salad if you like – try cucumber, tomatoes, red onion or pickles. If you’d like to cook your chicken from scratch, I recommend following the instructions for the chicken in this chicken Caesar salad recipe.

SUBSTITUTIONS: Use Greek yogurt instead of cottage cheese in the dressing if you prefer.

STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS: The salad will keep for 3 – 4 days, stored in the fridge.

Prep Time: 10
Cook Time: 5
Category: salad
Method: stove top
Cuisine: american

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 bagel
Calories: 701
Sugar: 11.5g
Sodium: 1433.6mg
Fat: 26.8g
Saturated Fat: 10.1g
Unsaturated Fat: 13.6g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 54.5g
Fiber: 5g
Protein: 57.8g
Cholesterol: 146.4mg