Earl Cooks Grilled Romaine Dinner Salad - EEK!

My dear wife a.k.a. "Turkey" knows I love to buy cooking equipment, and she hates to shop...for me! She says I am impossible to buy for, so we usually end up going shopping together and picking our own stuff out. Well this year for Father's day, I knew exactly what I wanted...an indoor grill/griddle for our stove top.  Ever since I dog sat for daughter #2, and used hers, I have wanted one. See post Earl Cooks Grilled Ham Steak and Two Squashes while Dog Sitting . We have a gas grill and a charcoal grill/smoker, but what a hassle to drag them out, clean them up, prep them and finally cook! The TV chefs use them all the time, so I thought it would be a tool we could take advantage of!

I have never grilled lettuce before and didn't know what I would end up with. There were several recipes, but I don't need no stinking recipe! I heated up the grill and got the items together we like on any salad. What you see are great grill marks and I just used a bit of olive oil and salt & pepper. The good stuff will come later!

What we used to top our salad was light balsamic vinegar, then from top left going clockwise, mozzarella pearls, Parmesan chunks, bacon bits, hard cooked eggs (I like mine sliced, "Turkey" likes hers diced), and finally, bottom left grape tomatoes! 

 I usually put my homemade croutons in our dinner salads, but I couldn't find room! It filled a PLATTER!...oh, and ME TOO! Results & Conclusions: This was very good. If you make one get VERY crisp lettuce. Top it with what you like. This was ALMOST meatless, but VERY satisfying!