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
✓ Hemp seeds, 1 tbsp
✓ Smoked paprika, 1/2 tsp
✓ Whole-grain croutons, 1/2 cup

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.

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📍 Buy the ingredients — Chicagoland

Every ingredient above is stocked organic at these local spots:

Whole Foods Market — Lakeview
Fresh Thyme Market — Bucktown
Pete's Fresh Market — Bridgeport
Mariano's — Throughout Chicagoland
Dill Pickle Food Co-op — Logan Square
Sugar Beet Food Co-op — Oak Park

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27g protein

Crispy Chickpea Caesar Salad

Ingredients (all organic)

How to Prep

📍 Buy the ingredients — Chicagoland

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