Ingredients

  • 2 hearts romaine lettuce
  • 1 pound jumbo fully cooked shrimp, from the seafood counter in market
  • 1 rotisserie chicken, available in many markets
  • 4 heaping tablespoons reduced fat mayonnaise
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 2 tablespoons anchovy paste, optional (But it tastes better with it in. If you think you don't like anchovies, try them in this sauce. They just taste salty and yummy!)
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, a few handfuls
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper, eyeball the amount in the palm of your hand: 1 teaspoon is equal to about 1/3 of a palm full
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, pour to the count of 4

Method

  • Cut bottoms off the romaine and cut the heads in half lengthwise.
  • Wash lettuce and separate the leaves.
  • Let it dry in the dish draining rack while you prepare the rest of the menu.
  • Remove the tails from the shrimp and place the shrimp in a bowl or, pack for travel, if this is a picnic meal.
  • To remove the chicken meat from the chicken, cut the chicken breasts off first.
  • Cut the legs and thighs off using kitchen scissors to help you.
  • Slice the meat up on an angle.
  • Arrange on a plate or in a plastic container.
  • Place mayonnaise, garlic, lemon, anchovy paste, cheese, Worcestershire and pepper into the blender and turn it on.
  • Stream the extra-virgin olive oil into the dressing through center of the lid.
  • When the oil is combined, remove the thick dressing with a spatula to a bowl or a portable plastic container.
  • Place lettuce on a serving platter or pack in large plastic bag or container to travel.
  • To assemble, spread dressing onto a lettuce leaf.
  • Fill leaf with a large shrimp or sliced cold chicken, like a lettuce taco, and eat!
  • To pack for picnic, take the romaine hearts in plastic food storage bags.
  • Pack the shrimp and cut chicken in separate bags and pack dressing in small plastic container.