Caesar-Style Salad with Chickpeas and ginger-sesame dressing
Crisp, satisfying, and designed to stay crunchy—perfect for lunch.
🍽 4 servings
⏱ Prep: 20 min
🔥 Cook: 15 min
⏰ Total: 21 min
📊 Easy
Dairy-FreeVeganVegetarian
Ingredients
- 6 cups chopped romaine
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cucumber, chopped
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp honey
Instructions
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
- Wash and thoroughly dry the greens and vegetables; chop into bite-size pieces.
- Whisk the ginger-sesame dressing ingredients until smooth and emulsified; thin with a spoonful of water if needed.
- Combine greens, tomatoes, cucumber, and onion in a large bowl and toss with enough dressing to lightly coat.
- Top with the prepared chickpeas and Parmesan, drizzle with additional dressing, and serve immediately.
Nutrition
225 cal/serving
9.5g protein
22g carbs
11.5g fat
Chef's Notes
Tip: Customize seasonings to taste. Always verify ingredient labels if you have allergies.