All Kale Caesar! - $9.39 a serving
Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 1 pantry staples excluded. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.
| The recipe says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 slices whole-wheat bread, cut into ½-inch cubes | Private Selection® 100% Whole Wheat Bread Wide Pan · 24 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $3.49 | 4 | $3.49 | - |
| 1/4 cup olive oil, plus 3 tablespoons | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 105 ml | $1.78 | $6.71 |
| 8 ounces salmon fillets | Kroger® Fresh Farm Raised Atlantic Salmon Fillet Portion · 16 ounces | $12.00 | 227 g | $6.01 | $5.99 |
| 1 head kale (about 5 cups), stems removed, cut into bite-sized pieces | Kale Lettuce Bunch · 1 ct | $1.49 | 1 | $1.49 | - |
| 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce | Kroger® Worcestershire Sauce · 10 oz | $1.49 | 15 ml | $0.08 | $1.41 |
| 1/2 lemon, juiced | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
| 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese | 4C® Homestyle™ Parmesan Grated Cheese · 6 oz | $4.99 | 20 g | $0.59 | $4.40 |
| 1/4 cup chopped black olives | Kroger® Large Pitted Ripe Black Olives · 6 oz | $1.99 | 35 g | $0.41 | $1.58 |
| 1 egg | Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 18 ct | $2.79 | 1 | $0.16 | $2.63 |
salmon fillets drives this basket at $12.00, 32% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and grated Parmesan cheese ($4.99). $22.73 of the basket - 60% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 395 ml left, $6.71 of value
- Kroger® Fresh Farm Raised Atlantic Salmon Fillet Portion · about 227 g left, $5.99 of value
- 4C® Homestyle™ Parmesan Grated Cheese · about 150 g left, $4.40 of value
- Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · about 17 left, $2.63 of value
- Kroger® Large Pitted Ripe Black Olives · about 135 g left, $1.58 of value
- Kroger® Worcestershire Sauce · about 268 ml left, $1.41 of value
“This recipe is for hungry kids who like salad and want to make it a meal,” says Hannah. “In this recipe, I’ve added protein (salmon) and a heartier base (kale) to turn one of my favorite dishes into a satisfying meal. Every year my grandma serves Caesar salad as a starter on Christmas Eve. I request Caesar salads for my special meals and as I’ve grown, I make the salad myself. I was inspired to create All Kale Caesar so that my favorite salad wasn’t just a side dish—it’s a satisfying meal. I hope you enjoy this salad as much as I do!”
- 4 slices whole-wheat bread, cut into ½-inch cubes
- 1/4 cup olive oil, plus 3 tablespoons
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, truffle flavor or regular
- 8 ounces salmon fillets
- 1 head kale (about 5 cups), stems removed, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped black olives
- 1 egg
This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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