Tahini Caesar Salad
A little tahini makes your vegan Caesar salads utterly incredible. Its rich, nutty, and slightly bitter flavors adds a natural creaminess and toasted, umami flavor that pops with fresh lemon juice, capers, and garlic. Serve it over a mixture of fresh greens, homemade Everything bagel croutons, and crispy, crunchy chickpeas for a deeply satisfying vegan tahini Caesar salad that's so good, you'll think about it long after the bowl is empty!
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 8 oz baby greens mix ideally with kale and chard
- 1 everything bagel diced in small cubes
- 15 ounce can chickpeas. drained
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
For Dressing
- ¼ cup vegan yogurt
- ¼ cup runny tahini
- ½ cup water
- 1 lemon squeezed
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp capers
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 clove garlic
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400.
- On a sheet pan place chickpeas, 1 tbsp olive oil, salt, garlic powder and smoked paprika. Toss well then back for 20 minutes until chickpeas are crispy.
- On another sheet pan place the everything bagel cubes and 1 tbsp olive oil. Toss well then bake for 8 minutes until crisp on the outside.
- Make the dressing in a high speed blender by adding yogurt, tahini, water, lemon, maple, capers, Dijon, salt, nutritional yeast and garlic.
- Blend until smooth and creamy.
- To a large salad bowl add the greens, crispy chickpeas, bagel croutons and dressing. Toss until well combined.
- Enjoy immediately.
Notes
Note: to make ahead of time, keep dressing separate and dress before consumption. The salad will be best if enjoyed within 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 293kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 10gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 623mgPotassium: 354mgFiber: 6gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 591IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 84mgIron: 2mg
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