Easy Vegan Caesar Chickpea Salad! Get ready to toss your taste buds into a frenzy with this chickpea salad – it’s so good, even carnivores will be chickpea-ing out!

This Easy Vegan Caesar Chickpea Salad recipe features a zesty, plant-based Caesar dressing made with creamy hummus, all ready in just under 15 minutes. Whether you’re on the go or working from home, this salad is a fantastic option for a quick and satisfying lunch. You can enjoy it stuffed into pita pockets, layered on toasty bread, wrapped in a tortilla, or served in a fresh salad cup. Versatile and effortless, this salad is sure to elevate your midday meal.

Whole Food Plant Based, Vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients.

Hi there, Ameera here!

When it comes to quick and flavorful meals, our latest obsession is the irresistible Caesar Chickpea Salad in a pita. This super easy recipe has won over our taste buds with its totally tangy deliciousness, making it a lunchtime favorite.

The creamy hummus-based Caesar dressing adds a zesty kick, perfectly complementing the wholesome goodness of chickpeas. Packed into a warm pita pocket, every bite is a symphony of textures and flavors that never fails to satisfy.

Whether you’re looking for a hassle-free meal on a busy day or simply craving a burst of savory goodness, this delightful creation is sure to become a beloved go-to in your recipe repertoire.

Power of Chickpeas

Uncover the nutritional wonders of chickpeas, the versatile legume that delivers a powerful punch of plant-based protein, fiber, and essential nutrients. With benefits ranging from promoting digestive health to supporting heart health, chickpeas are a valuable addition to any diet.

Their mild, nutty flavor and creamy texture make them a delightful ingredient for a variety of dishes, from hearty stews to crispy roasted snacks.

Whether you’re seeking to boost your protein intake, enhance your well-being, or simply add more variety to your meals, chickpeas offer a multitude of culinary and nutritional advantages that make them a must-have in your kitchen.

Tips for Success:

• Flavor Profile: This chickpea salad is easy to make using hummus as the dressing base filled with delicious tangy Caesar flavors. If you are not a fan of tangy flavors, then perhaps skip this recipe.
• Hummus: We used our The Best Hummus   Feel free to use your favorite oil-free hummus, either store-purchased or homemade.
• Caper Brine: The caper brine is simply the liquid from the jar of capers.
• Mashing the Capers: Measure out 2 Tablespoons of capers (drained), place them on a flat surface, chop with a sharp knife, then mash them with a fork or the side of a knife, pressing and smearing them across the cutting board. Once thoroughly mashed, it should resemble a paste, scrape up the caper paste and add it to the dressing ingredients and mix well.
• Grated Carrots: You can grate the carrots using a box grater or food processor. You can also use store-bought matchstick carrots purchased from the grocery store; however, chop into smaller pieces.  We used matchstick carrots.

Leftovers and Freezing:

Leftovers will generally keep 5 days in the refrigerator.  Store in a covered container.

This dish can be frozen.

Pantry Products:

• Dijon Mustard: We used Koops Dijon Mustard.  Feel free to use your favorite Dijon mustard.
• Capers: We used Jeff’s Garden Organic Imported NonPareil Capers.  We have also tried many other brands of capers that worked equally well. Feel free to use your favorite brand of capers, just be sure to read the label. Jeff’s ingredients are: organic capers, water, organic distilled vinegar, sea salt.
• Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.

Kitchen Products:

• Whisk or fork

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Easy Vegan Caesar Chickpea Salad

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• Author: Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures
• Prep Time: 15 Minutes
• Total Time: 15 Minutes
• Yield: 4 Servings 1x
• Category: Lunch
• Cuisine: American
• Diet: Vegan

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Description

This Easy Vegan Caesar Chickpea Salad recipe features a zesty, plant-based Caesar dressing made with creamy hummus, all ready in just under 15 minutes.

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Ingredients

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Base Ingredients:

• 1 – [ 15 oz. can ] chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• ¾ cup chopped celery (+/-)
• ½ cup sliced green onions (+/-)
• ¼ cup grated carrots 

Dressing Ingredients:

• ½ cup hummus *
• 2 Tablespoons capers, mashed *
• 1 Tablespoon caper brine (+/-) *
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (+/-) *
• 1 Tablespoon water
• ½ teaspoon pure maple syrup (+/-)
• 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• Pinch to ¼ teaspoon sea salt (+/-) *

Serving Ideas:

• Pita
• Toast
• Wrap
• Lettuce cups

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Instructions

1. Roughly chop to the chickpeas with a knife (or place in a food processor and pulse a few times, just to break them up), then place in a large bowl.
2. Place all the remaining Base Ingredients into the large bowl with the chopped chickpeas, set aside.
3. Place all the Dressing Ingredients into a bowl, mix well until emulsified.
4. Pour the dressing over top of the chickpea salad ingredients, mix well. Serve in your favorite pitas, on toast, in wraps, or as lettuce cups.

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Notes

*Please reference the blog post for Tips for Success, Pantry Items Used, Storage and Freezing, and Kitchen Products Used.

*Sea Salt:  Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.

*Servings: 4

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