Simply Quinoa· by Alyssa★ 4.8 (5)

Kale Caesar Salad with Crispy Chickpea Croutons

Name: Kale Caesar Salad with Crispy Chickpea Croutons
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4, 4 Servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 15-ounce can organic chickpeas; 1 tablespoon coconut oil; 1 heaping teaspoon garlic powder, (more or less to taste); Salt + pepper to taste; 2 tablespoons tahini; 2 tablespoons hemp seeds ((I use Bob's Red Mill)); 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast; 1 teaspoon capers; ¾ teaspoon caper juice; ½ teaspoon dijon mustard; Juice of ½ a lemon; 1 garlic clove; ¼ cup water; Salt + pepper to taste; 1 large bunch curly green kale; 1 batch crispy chickpeas; 1 batch vegan caesar dressing; 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds; 1/4 cup quinoa crispies, (optional); Additional toppings as desired

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 55m total

Servings

Calories

39% of a 2,000 cal day

778KCAL

Protein

25g51% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat50g

64%

Saturated8g

38%

Unsaturated42g

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Total Carbs64g

23%

Fiber18g

66%

Total Sugars10g

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incl. Added Sugars2g

Starch36g

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Sodium1381mg

60%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Tender kale tossed with a creamy tahini Caesar dressing and crispy roasted chickpeas. A vegan and gluten-free take on the classic Caesar salad, substantial enough to stand alone as a meal.

1 ingredient need review. The nutrition shown is the resolved subtotal, not zero.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

For the Crispy Chickpeas:

1 canorganic chickpeas — canned, 15 oz
1 tbspcoconut oil
1 tspgarlic powder — heaping
Salt + pepper to taste

For the Vegan Caesar Dressing:

2 tbsptahini
2 tbsphemp seeds
1 tbspnutritional yeast
1 tspcapers
¾ tspcaper juice
½ tspdijon mustard
½lemon — fresh
1garlic clove
¼ cupwater
Salt + pepper to taste

For the Salad:

1 bunchcurly green kale — large
1 batchcrispy chickpeas
1 batchvegan caesar dressing
¼ cupraw pumpkin seeds
¼ cupquinoa crispies — optional
Additional toppings as desiredNeeds review — excluded from the nutrition subtotal

Quantities update with the servings stepper.

Method

55m total

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mainamericansaladbeansdairy freegluten freeveganvegetarian

Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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