Description
This super-flavorful, healthy BEST ever Vegan Kale Caesar Salad pairs beautifully with a hearty soup, veggie-burgers, tacos, and beyond.
Ingredients
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Salad:
Croutons:
- 2 slices whole grain bread, cubed
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
Vegan Caesar Dressing:
- ¼ cup vegan mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ tablespoons capers, rinsed, drained
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- ½ teaspoon sea kelp flakes seasoning (i.e., Maine Coast, Bragg)
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Vegan Parmesan:
- ¼ cup cashews
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- Chop kale and add to large salad bowl with capers.
- To make croutons: Place whole grain bread on baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with nutritional yeast and garlic powder. Bake at 400 F for about 8 minutes, until toasted. Set aside.
- To make dressing: Place mayonnaise, tahini, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, capers, nutritional yeast, garlic, and black pepper in the container of a small blender. Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Toss into kale salad and blend well.
- To make vegan parmesan: Blend cashews, nutritional yeast, and salt in a small blender or process until fine. Sprinkle over kale salad.
- Sprinkle croutons and vegan parmesan over kale salad.
- Serve immediately.
- Makes 12 (1-cup) servings.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 93
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 121 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g