The Caesar Salad Burger – Everything you love about a classic Caesar salad – crispy romaine, creamy Caesar dressing, shaved Parmesan, and crunchy jalapeño Parmesan croutons – stacked on top of a juicy grilled burger for one seriously unforgettable bite.
It’s one of those.
The OMG Burgers.
I’ve been obsessed with Caesar salad for a good 10-15 years now, and I had to finally stop suppressing my need to make this. I knew that this was going to be either –
- Weird, and not good in any of the ways I had in mind and go straight to the trash, never to be spoken of again.
OR
2. Insanely delicious, and I drive my family crazy chasing them around, burger in hand, begging them to taste it.
It actually didn’t surprise me that it ended up being #2. This has all the flavors of a Caesar salad right down to the homemade croutons. Not just any croutons, mind you, but homemade Jalapeno Parmesan croutons.
There’s something so good about the textures combining – the juicy burger and slightly crunchy croutons and fresh Romaine with Caesar dressing. It tastes like a steakhouse Caesar salad crashed into burger night and absolutely refused to apologize.
Why The Caesar Salad Burger Actually Works
- Creamy Caesar dressing replacing traditional burger sauce
- Parmesan adding salty umami
- Romaine bringing freshness and crunch
- Jalapeño croutons acting almost like crispy fried onions but better
You could use bottled Caesar dressing, or make your own. Either will work, but homemade is always better. I didn’t over season the burgers because there’s a lot of flavor going on here. There’s something about the addition of the slight crunchiness of the croutons that set this burger apart from most.
Remember that if you like jalapeno flavor but not big on heat you’ll need to deseed and derib (is that a word??) the pepper and rinse before you dice it.
Just don’t touch your face before you wash your hands!
Oh, and another tip – I mixed in some Caesar dressing with one of the burgers before I grilled it and I think I liked it better than without it. I didn’t add that to the printable recipe but feel free to do that – I think it made it more juicy.
Not too long ago I made a Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza. Did you see it?? If not – click here.
For these Caesar Salad Burgers I used Sprouts‘ All-Natural lean ground chuck and fresh romaine lettuce.
Their meat and seafood is top quality. If you have a Sprouts in your area I highly recommend you become a customer – the produce section looks like a work of art and everything is so fresh.
Here’s your printable-
Caesar Salad Burger with Jalapeno Parmesan Croutons
Turn your favorite Caesar salad into the ultimate burger! This Caesar Salad Burger is topped with creamy homemade Caesar dressing, shaved Parmesan, crisp romaine, and crunchy jalapeño Parmesan croutons for a fresh twist on burger night.
Ingredients
For the Croutons:
- 4 slices white bread (I actually used Potato bread), cut into cubes
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 jalapeno, diced
- Olive oil
For the Burgers:
- 1 pound Sprouts Extra Lean All-Natural Ground Chuck
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- Salt and pepper
- 1 package burger buns
- 1 head Romaine lettuce leaves, roughly chopped
- Caesar salad dressing - Get my version
- Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
For the Croutons:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Toss bread cubes with cheese and diced jalapeno.
- Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat.
- Bake for 5-7 minutes.
For the Burgers:
- Combine the ground chuck and Worcestershire, form into 4 burgers and grill or pan fry until done.
- Toast buns.
- Assemble burgers by layering romaine lettuce, burger, croutons, dressing and Parmesan cheese.
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Wow, now that is a burger. I’m going to try this today.