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Vegan Caesar Salad with Crispy Chickpeas

This vegan caesar salad with crunchy lettuce and kale, sourdough croutons, crispy spiced chickpeas is topped with a creamy Caesar dressing and an extra delish breaded tofu cutlet.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: Italian, Western
Keyword: salad, salad recipes
Servings: 2

Ingredients

Salad

  • 2 cups chopped green leaf lettuce
  • 2 cups chopped tuscan kale
  • vegan caesar salad dressing

Crispy Roasted Chickpeas

  • 1 can chickpeas
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp italian seasoning (optional)
  • salt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Breaded Tofu Cutlet

  • 1 block extra firm tofu
  • 1/3 cup plant milk
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 3 tbsp seasoning of choice
  • 3 tbsp corn starch

Toasted sourdough crutons

  • 1 slice sourdough bread
  • olive oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200C.
  • Drain and rinse your chickpeas from the can. Add them onto a baking tray, add your seasonings and coat the chickpeas evenly.
  • Bake chickpeas for about 15-17 minutes until they are crispy, tossing them halfway.
  • Mix your plant milk with lemon juice and keep aside. Mix 3 tbsp corn starch with 1 tbsp seasoning. Mix breadcrumbs with 2 tbsp seasoning.
  • Press your tofu to get rid of the excess water. Slice them horizontally across to get 2 cutlet squares.
  • Dip your tofu cutlet in the corn starch, plant milk and lastly coat them in the breadcrumbs.
  • Heat a pan with some olive oil. Pan fry these cutlets until crispy. You can also air fry them until crispy. Once done, cut hem into 4-5 slices.
  • With the remaining oil, slice up some leftover bread or sourdough. Fry them until they are crispy.
  • If there are any leftover breadcrumbs at this point, bake them for 5 minutes until they get toasted.
  • Wash the lettuce and kale before patting dry. Chop them and keep them aside.
  • Make your vegan Caesar dressing (I've linked it in my blog above)
  • Assemble time! Add you lettuce to a bowl, followed by the croutons, chickpeas and some breadcrumbs. Drizzle the Caesar dressing.
  • Give it a good toss. Add some more breadcrumbs and top with the breaded tofu cutlet! Serve immediately.