The hot dog obsession is in full force you guys and today’s Caesar Salad Hot Dogs are EVERYTHING!
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Did you know it was national hot dog day last week? I know, right!! A day dedicated to summers quintessential pool party food. I whipped up a batch of these Caesar Salad Hot Dogs in honor of the holiday and everyone sang my praises as they chowed down on these perfectly cooked dogs!
So we all love a Caesar Salad right? But instead of just enjoying it in salad form, what if it was all piled up within a hot dog bun. So basically a trifecta of 1: perfectly cooked Ball Park Park’s Finest dogs (Signature Seasoned!) with 2: shredded lettuce mixed with a touch of Caesar dressing, and lastly 3: some parmesan crisps to add a little bit of pizzaz. Genius if you ask me!! Make some extra Parmesan Crisps because they disappear quickly. (not that I’m speaking from experience or anything like that!)
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Caesar Salad Hot Dogs
Ingredients
For the Hot Dogs
- 4 Ball Park Park’s Finest Franks Signature Seasoned Beef
- 4 hot dog buns
- 1 cup finely shredded romaine lettuce
- Caesar Dressing
For the Parmesan Crisps
- 1 3-oz piece Parmigiano-Reggiano
- ½ tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Special equipment: a nonstick bakeware liner such as a Sil-pat pad
Instructions
For the Hot Dogs
- Preheat your charcoal or gas grill over medium high heat. Place Ball Park Park’s Finest franks on the grill and grill for 3-4 minutes until grill marks appear. Once grilled, remove and set aside.
- Toast the buns for a few minutes on each side until grill marks appear. To assemble, toss some of the shredded lettuce with a tablespoon of Caesar dressing and place the lettuce in the bottom of the bun, followed by the grilled hot dog, a little more of the lettuce and top with the parmesan crisps. Add additional Caesar dressing if needed.
For the Parmesan Crisps
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Using the small holes on a 4-sided grater, shred enough cheese to measure ½ cup.
- Line a large baking sheet with a sil-pat liner. Stir together cheese, flour, and pepper until the flour is evenly distributed. Arrange teaspoons of cheese 2 inches apart on liner. Flatten each mound slightly with a metal spatula.
- Bake frico in middle of oven until golden, about 10 minutes. Cool 2 minutes on sheet on a rack, then carefully transfer each crisp (they are very delicate) with metal spatula to rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Photo by Matt Armendariz / Food Styling by Adam Pearson / Recipe from What’s Gaby Cooking
Just to be clear, the finest franks are Hebrew National!
Where do you find such awesome buns??
I love a good hot dog and this combination is amazing!
What a fun idea to combine hotdogs with caesar salad!
Looks delicious! I would like them for sure!
When I was a kid we used to put diced up parsley and onions on out hotdogs. This is soon much better!!! I love summer grilling!!!!
Brilliant combo, hot dogs and Caesar, and a dog without nitrates. I would feed this to my grandkids. I love my Big Sur Poster.
I am with Naomi ... love a good dog! This is outstanding as well as creative. Get me some dogs now!
I love parmesan crisps!
I love a good hot dog - loving the Caesar variation. And I never even knew Ball Park had this new variation.
I love that you put Caesar on these!! how creative!
Totally digging these dogs! Love!!!