Crispy Chickpea Caesar Salad

Charred romaine, oven-crisped chickpeas, and a briny cashew caesar that out-performs the original.

💪 Where's the protein? Right here — 21g

Chickpeas (12g)
Cashew dressing (5g)
Hemp seeds (4g)

🍃 Sugar-Free Option

No added sweeteners in this recipe — it's sugar-free as written. Any sugars in the nutrition panel come from whole vegetables, grains, and fruit only.

Ingredients (all organic)

✓Chickpeas, 1.5 cups
✓Romaine hearts, 2
✓Cashews, 1/3 cup, soaked
✓Capers, 2 tsp
✓Dijon, 1 tsp
✓Lemon, 1
✓Garlic, 1 clove
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✓Smoked paprika, 1/2 tsp
✓Whole-grain croutons, 1/2 cup

Dotted ⓘ ingredients have photos and store locations in the field guide.

How to Prep

1Roast chickpeas with paprika at 425°F until crackly, 25 minutes.
2Blend cashews, capers, dijon, lemon, garlic, and water into dressing.
3Halve and flash-char romaine cut-side down in a hot pan.
4Toss everything; finish with hemp seeds and croutons.

🔪 Starting from raw? The basics (2)

Chickpeas: canned or from dry

Canned works everywhere — one 15-oz can, drained and rinsed, is about 1½ cups. From dry: soak overnight, then simmer 60–90 minutes until creamy inside (1 cup dry makes about 3 cups).

Soaking cashews

Cover with boiling water for 15 minutes (or cold water for 2+ hours) and drain — that's all 'soaked' means. It's what makes them blend into silky cream.

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