Simple Vegan Kale Caesar

🧂 Ingredients

• 5 cups kale

  stemmed and chopped
• 2 cups red cabbage

  shredded
• 15 oz can chickpeas drained
• 4 pinch salt

  divided
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil

  for spraying
• 2 cups bread

  cut in cubes
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• 2 cloves garlic

  small
• 1 cup raw cashews
• 1 cup water
• 1 lemon

  squeezed
• 2 tsp dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp hemp hearts
• 2 tbsp nutritional yeast

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 400
• 2 Make the chickpeas by combining them with a couple sprays of oil, salt, garlic
  powder and smoked paprika. Mix well and put on a sheet pan and bake 20 minutes
  to get crispy
• 3 Make the croutons by combining cubed bread, a few sprays of olive oil, salt and
  garlic powder. Bake for 10-12 minutes until crispy
• 4 Make the dressing by combining garlic, cashews, water, salt, pepper, lemon,
  dijon mustard, hemp seeds and nutritional yeast in a blender. Blend until
  smooth.
• 5 In a large bowl add the kale and a squeeze of lemon and pinch of salt. Massage
  gently until you feel the kale getting tender and then add cabbage, crispy
  chickpeas, croutons and half of the dressing. Toss well and eat within 3-4 days
  for best quality. Save the other half of the dressing for your next salad or to
  refresh this one if not consuming on day one.

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