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vegan caesar salad

Total Time10 minutes
Course: Salad

Equipment

  • blender
  • large salad bowl

Ingredients

for the base:

  • 1 head romaine lettuce
  • 3 handfuls chopped kale (optional)

for the dressing:

  • 1 cup sunflower or pumpkin seeds (de-shelled and raw)
  • 2 tbsp capers (and a dash of caper juice)
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 1 clove garlic (1 small clove or 1/2 large clove)
  • 1/2 lemon squeezed
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

for salad toppings (optional but recommended for added nutrients!)

  • chickpeas
  • nutritional yeast
  • hemp seeds

Instructions

prepare the lettuce

  • chop, rinse, and dry lettuce (adding kale is optional)
  • add freshly prepared lettuce and kale to a bowl
  • massage the kale (if desired) with lemon juice and olive oil

make the dressing

  • add sunflower (or pumpkin) seeds, capers, dijon mustard, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper, and water (to thin) to a blender
  • blend all of these ingredients until the desired thickness
  • taste test (once blended) to see what the dressing is missing

assemble the salad

  • add the dressing to the bowl of lettuce along with optional toppings (chickpeas, nutritional yeast, hemp seeds)
  • toss with tongs until lettuce is evenly coated
  • enjoy :)

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