Southwestern Chicken Caesar Salad

This is a really nice diversion from the standard chicken Caesar salad. The roasted corn, black bean cilantro and peppery crunchy croutons fit right in with the garlicky Caesar dressing.

Ingredients: Serves 2

Romaine lettuce
4 tablespoons Girard's light Caesar dressing
1 large grilled and diced chicken breast
2 crushed garlic cloves
3/4 cup roasted corn
3/4 cup black beans
1/2 bunch chopped cilantro
Croutons, home made if possible
Parmesan cheese
Black pepper

Preparation:
Mince 2 cloves of garlic and mix in with the salad dressing in a small bowl and set a side.

Rinse, dry and cut up into bit size pieces 1 large head of romaine lettuce and place in a large salad bowl. Make sure the lettuce is very dry because if there is any water on the lettuce it will dilute the salad dressing and dilute the flavor.

What I like to do is mix in half the chicken, corn, black beans, and cilantro and toss with the salad dressing. I then take the other half of the ingredients and place on top of the salad.

Finish the salad with croutons and fresh grated parmesan cheese and ground black pepper.