Fresh Tomatoes w/Basil Wrapped in Grilled Romaine

Once you've tried Grilled Romaine Lettuce you'll never crave any food more!  Not even Chocolate Lava Cake eaten with a Chocolate Spoon served on a plate made of Chocolate. Okay, Okay, Okay... maybe that's going a bit overboard BUT I promise you this, Grilled Romaine Lettuce is something that, once you've had, will become the go-to item in 83% of your future "What goes with this..?" decision! It's Healthy and Accidentally Delicious! So Try, Tweak, & Share!

What You'll Need:

A Fresh Bunch of Romaine Lettuce
Fresh Tomatoes (Choose Your Favorite Kind)
Olive Oil (not vegetable oil... get your mind off of the lava cake already)
Salt & Pepper
Fresh Basil (If you must use dried basil it's only one or two shakes later on)
Balsamic Vinegar
Skewers (depending on how gentle you are with the lettuce wrapping... it's not like gift wrapping, trust me)

What To Do: 

Pre-Heat Grill (Medium/Medium Low)

Slice Tomato into as many slices as you like (thinner slices work better than thicker ones) - Set Aside
Mix Balsamic Vinegar & Olive Oil - Set Aside
Dice Fresh Basil - Set Aside 

Tear & Clean One Leaf (stem included) From Your Romaine Bunch - You need the lettuce to be wet so A) It does not burn on the grill and B)Your Salt & Pepper Will Stick

Salt & Pepper Both Sides Of Romaine then lay flat on plate.

Place Tomatoes (3-4 slices) on lettuce leaf.

Scatter Basil across tomatoes - as much or as little basil as you like

Brush Balsamic Vinegar & Oil Across The Top

Now... Carefully...

Carefully....

Roll or Fold Romaine Lettuce & Tomatoes so your lettuce will be the only thing touching your grill. It either now looks like a messy sushi roll or a sandwich... and that's just fine so don't worry :-)

Use your skewers if needed to hold everything together

Place on grill for about 3-4 minutes on each side... just enough to get some grill coloring on the lettuce and warm the tomatoes through.

Your timing will waver depending on your grill. Just take your time, be careful when turning, and have fun with it!