This vegan and gluten-free caesar salad is so flavorful, it's hard to stop eating it! The crispy oven-roasted chickpeas and cauliflower add texture, protein, and loads of flavor. Double the ingredients for the cashew caesar dressing so you can have a nutrient-dense homemade salad dressing on hand for the week. A high-powered blender is needed to make the dressing.
Ingredients
Salad
1 heads
romaine lettuce
sliced
¼ medium heads
green cabbage
sliced
¼ cups
snipped
fresh chives
Cauliflower
1 medium heads
cauliflower
cut into florets
2 tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
¼ teaspoons
paprika
¼ teaspoons
ground cumin
¼ teaspoons
garlic powder
¼ teaspoons
sea salt
¼ teaspoons
black pepper
Chickpeas
2 cups
cooked
chickpeas
rinsed and drained
¼ teaspoons
paprika
¼ teaspoons
ground cumin
¼ teaspoons
garlic powder
¼ teaspoons
sea salt
Vegan Caesar Dressing
½ cups
raw cashews
½ cups
water
3 tablespoons
lemon juice
1 tablespoons
nutritional yeast
2 teaspoons
dijon mustard
1 teaspoons
onion powder
1 teaspoons
garlic powder
¾ teaspoons
sea salt
½ teaspoons
black pepper
¼ cups
extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons
chopped
parsley
Nutrition Facts
Per serving Recipe serves 4
- Protein 13%
- Net carbs 25%
- Fat 62%
Full nutrition facts
Macros
Energy & Macronutrients
- Calories
- 463kcal
- Protein
- 14.5g
- Total Carbohydrates
- 39.5g
- Dietary Fiber
- 11.6g
- Net Carbs
- 27.9g
- Total Sugars
- 9.1g
- Sucrose
- 1.1g
- Glucose
- 2g
- Fructose
- 1.9g
- Maltose
- 0.01g
- Galactose
- 0.02g
- Total Fat
- 30.2g
- Saturated Fat
- 4.5g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 19.4g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 4.5g
- Sodium
- 740mg
Vitamins
Water-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin C
- 71.2mg
- Thiamin (B1)
- 0.6mg
- Riboflavin (B2)
- 0.27mg
- Niacin (B3)
- 2.5mg
- Pantothenic Acid (B5)
- 1.1mg
- Vitamin B6
- 0.5mg
- Folate (B9)
- 299µg
- Choline
- 78.7mg
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherol)
- 3.7mg
- Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone)
- 122µg
Minerals
Minerals
- Calcium
- 110mg
- Iron
- 4.9mg
- Magnesium
- 116mg
- Phosphorus
- 320mg
- Potassium
- 790mg
- Zinc
- 2.9mg
- Copper
- 0.73mg
- Manganese
- 1.5mg
- Selenium
- 8.5µg
- Fluoride
- 1.6µg
Amino Acids
Essential Amino Acids
- Histidine
- 0.34g
- Isoleucine
- 0.53g
- Leucine
- 0.9g
- Lysine
- 0.86g
- Methionine
- 0.18g
- Phenylalanine
- 0.64g
- Threonine
- 0.48g
- Tryptophan
- 0.14g
- Valine
- 0.63g
Non-Essential Amino Acids
- Alanine
- 0.59g
- Arginine
- 1.2g
- Aspartic Acid
- 1.4g
- Cystine
- 0.19g
- Glutamic Acid
- 2.5g
- Glycine
- 0.55g
- Proline
- 0.57g
- Serine
- 0.67g
- Tyrosine
- 0.33g
Fatty Acids
Medium-Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs)
- Capric Acid (10:0)
- 0.02g
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids
- Oleic Acid (18:1 cis)
- 18.9g
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- ALA (18:3 n-3)
- 0.22g
Omega-6 Fatty Acids
- Linoleic Acid (LA)
- 4.2g
Other
Carotenoids
- Alpha-Carotene
- 25.2µg
- Beta-Carotene
- 361µg
- Beta-Cryptoxanthin
- 19.1µg
- Lutein + Zeaxanthin
- 222µg
- Lycopene
- 0.11µg
Plant Sterols (Phytosterols)
- Phytosterols
- 68mg
- Stigmasterol
- 1.5mg
Other Compounds
- Betaine
- 0.45mg
