Roasted Garlic Chickpeas and Kale Caesar Salad


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Skill:

Prep time: 15 Min

Cook time: 30 Min

Servings: 8

Serving Size:

Course:Salads

Ingredients

  • 1 large bundle kale

Roasted Garlic Chickpeas

  • 1 15 ounce can chickpeas
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp olive, avocado or grape seed, oil
  • 1 healthy pinch sea salt
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 3 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 2 tsp Ginger Powder
  • 2 tsp Coriander

Tahini Caesar Dressing

  • 1 head garlic
  • 1/3 cup tahini
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil + more for roasting garlic and massaging kale
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice (plus more for massaging kale / ~2 small lemons)
  • 1-2 Agave
  • 1 healthy pinch each salt + pepper
  • Hot water (to thin)

Directions

Roasted Garlic Chickpeas

  1. Preheat oven to 400F and start preparing your chickpeas.
  2. Rinse, drain and thoroughly dry the chickpeas.
  3. Toss chickpeas in a bowl along with lemon juice and seasonings to coat. Feel free to play with seasonings of your choice here, and you can use olive oil if you prefer for extra crisp!
  4. Spread coated chickpeas on a lined baking sheet and bake in the oven for about 30-35 minutes, until golden brown, checking in every 15 minutes or so and tossing. If you prefer it crispier, feel free to cook until desired crunch level is reached!

Kale

  1. Using a couple of drops of lemon juice, gently massage the kale by rubbing it between your fingers to soften and break down the plants tough cell walls. Chop, or tear the de-stemmed kale into bite-sized pieces.

Tahini Caesar Dressing

  1. Squeeze garlic out of skins and add to a mixing bowl. Combine all the dressing ingredients and whisk together until smooth, smashing the garlic with the whisk. Add a bit more water if you’d like to thin out, and any additional seasoning to taste.
  2. Pour dressing on top of the chopped kale and massage for about 2-3 minutes with your hands. This step is really important! It will soften and break down the kale and coat the kale in the dressing evenly.

Plate your kale and top with chickpeas, extra lemon, vegan parmesan, capers, red onion and black pepper. 

Notes

*For the chickpeas, you can also use an air fryer and cook at 395F for about 10-12 minutes.