Chickpea Caesar salad

The key to a good Caesar salad is the perfect creamy savory dressing and this oil free dressing has it all! I used roasted chickpeas as the protein for this one and this salad is one of the best things I’ve eaten in my life! When you try this dressing you will be obsessed and want it on everything!

​Ingredients

• 1 ciabatta roll

• 1 tin chickpeas

• 2 romaine heads

• 1 tsp paprika

• 1 tsp garlic granules

• Parmesan to serve

Dressing -

• 60g cashews

• 2 tsp capers

• ½ tsp black pepper

• 1 garlic clove

• 1 tsp miso paste

• 1 tbsp yondu or soy sauce

• 2 tbsp nutritional yeast

• 50 ml chickpea water

• ½ lemon juice

• 60ml water

Method

1. Soak the cashews in boiling water.

2. Drain the chickpeas but keep the liquid for the dressing.

3. Toss the chickpeas in olive oil, paprika, salt & garlic granules and air fry or oven bake until crispy.

4. Cut the ciabatta into chunks, toss in olive oil and add to the air fryer/oven tray for the last 5 minutes of baking.

5. Combine all of the dressing ingredients in a high speed blender until a creamy dressing forms.

6. Chop up the lettuce into bitesize pieces and add to a big bowl with the chickpeas, dressing, croutons and parmesan.

7. Enjoy!

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