Air Fryer Caesar Salad with Chicken – Quick and Crispy Recipe
A classic Caesar salad with air-fried chicken breast for a crispy and juicy texture, served with creamy dressing and croutons.
Steps
- 1
Preheat the air fryer to 400°F (200°C).
- 2
Season the chicken breast with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- 3
Place the chicken in the air fryer basket and cook for 12 minutes, turning halfway through.
- 4
Let the chicken rest for 2 minutes, then slice into strips.
- 5
Wash and chop the romaine lettuce into bite-sized pieces.
- 6
In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, chicken, croutons, Parmesan, and Caesar dressing. Toss well.
- 7
Serve immediately.
Shopping list
boneless, skinless chicken breast, romaine lettuce, grated Parmesan cheese, croutons, Caesar dressing, olive oil, salt, pepper
Recipe story
Caesar salad was created in 1924 by Italian chef Caesar Cardini in Tijuana, Mexico, on a busy night when, with limited ingredients, he improvised a spectacular dressing from Parmesan, garlic, and anchovies. Over the decades, this salad has become a symbol of international culinary refinement, reinterpreted in countless variations. The original recipe did not include chicken, but adding it turned the dish into a complete and popular meal.
Ingredient Secrets
Black pepper
Known as 'black gold' in antiquity, pepper was so valuable that it served as currency and tribute. In the Middle Ages, Venetian merchants controlled the pepper trade, and individual peppercorns were often counted. Legend has it that when Alaric, king of the Visigoths, demanded tribute from Rome, he included 3,000 pounds of pepper.
Sea salt
Sea salt, extracted from ocean waters by evaporation, was one of the most precious goods of antiquity, used both as food and as currency. In ancient Rome, soldiers were paid with salt, which is the origin of the word 'salary'. Salt roads connected entire civilizations, and in the Middle Ages, salt was so valuable it was called 'white gold'.
Olive oil
Originating in the Mediterranean basin, olive oil was already produced in ancient Crete 5,000 years ago. In ancient Greece, it was considered a gift from Athena and used in lamps, cosmetics, and religious ceremonies. The Romans spread it throughout the empire, and in the Middle Ages, monasteries preserved the tradition of its production.
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