Romaine lettuce is the fresh crunchy canvas, but warm breadcrumbs and pecorino cheese are the real stars! I found inspiration for this recipe last year when going to a friends birthday. We were all providing a potluck-style dinner and I was supposed to bring the salad. A quick scan over various food blogs led me to 101 Cookbooks. Wow, what a deep collage of recipes and personal stories! If you haven't yet wondered around Heidi's site, I highly suggest you start today. Foodie Note: This is kind of a wonderfully simplified Caesar salad. Serves 3 Ingredients: 1 head Romaine lettuce, washed, cut into 1" pieces 3 slices artisan bread (such as sourdough or Pugliese), crusts removed ½ teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon dried oregano 2 tablespoons olive oil ¼ cup freshly grated Pecorino-Romano cheese Dressing: 2 oz lemon juice (about 1 lemon) 2 oz high quality extra-virgin olive oil 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes ½ teaspoon sea salt ½ teaspoon pepper 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 pinch sugar (optional) Foodie Note: Sometimes lemons seem extra sour; so if you taste the dressing and it almost hurts your tongue, give it a pinch of sugar to smooth the edges. If you're bringing this to a party like I did, make the dressing in a jar with a tight fitting lid and pre-toast the breadcrumbs, transport them in a jar as well. Grated cheese goes in a small Ziploc bag. Have salad clean and chilled but completely undressed. Continue with Step 4 when you're ready to serve. Directions: 1) Tear bread into pieces. Using a food processor, pulse bread until it becomes hearty crumbs. 2) Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a cast-iron pan to medium heat. Add bread, garlic powder, dried oregano and a pinch of salt. Sauté until browned and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Set aside. 3) In a jar, combine all dressing ingredients. Screw on lid, shake vigorously; taste, adjust salt/pepper if needed. 4) In a large serving bowl, toss Romaine with dressing, a handful of breadcrumbs and half the cheese. 5) Finish by topping the salad with the remaining breadcrumbs, cheese and a few grinds of pepper. Enjoy! Check out this recipe and more at my website! http://www.foodiewithalife.com Like me on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/foodiewithalife Follow me on Instagram and Twitter! @foodiewithalife