Nut Free Vegan Caesar
This nut free vegan Caesar salad is a thing of wonder. The super creamy caesar dressing is made by blending white beans with all the usual suspects. Who knew that beans blended with olive oil, lemon, and a handful of other easy to find ingredients could make a dressing that tastes like caesar! The bulk of the salad is made with hardy kale, and crispy cajun tofu dressed in the creamy nut-free vegan dressing. It's to die for!
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 Bunch Dino Kale Chopped small
- 1 Bunch Russian Red Kale Stemmed and torn into bite sized pieces
- 3 Tbsp Hemp seeds Optional, adds protein and texture
Crispy Tofu
- 16 oz Extra firm tofu Cut into small cubes
- 2 Sprays Olive oil
- 1 Pinch Salt
- 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning
- ½ Tsp Smoked paprika
Dressing
- 15 oz White beans can, rinsed and drained
- 4 Tbsp Olive oil extra virgin
- ½ Tsp Salt
- 1 Tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 Large lemon Squeezed
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 Pinch Dulse flakes Optional
- 4 Tbsp Nutritional yeast
- Black pepper To your tastes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400. On a sheet pan add tofu, olive oil, salt, smoked paprika and cajun spice. Mix well and bake for 20 minutes, turning once halfway. Let cool.
- Make dressing by putting white beans, olive oil, salt, lemon juice, dijon mustard, garlic, salt, black pepper , nutritional yeast and optional dulse flakes in a blender and blend until smooth.
- In a large bowl, add the kale and half the dressing and massage to soften the leaves. Add the tofu and the remaining dressing and toss well.
- Enjoy within 2-3 days for best quality or dress to order and enjoy for 4
Nutrition
Calories: 386kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 24gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gSodium: 361mgPotassium: 1086mgFiber: 12gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 8832IUVitamin C: 86mgCalcium: 332mgIron: 8mg
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