Chopped Vegan Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons

Name: Chopped Vegan Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons
Ingredients: 4-5 thin slices of sourdough bread; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 garlic cloves; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 romaine hearts; Juice of 2 lemons; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1/4 cup hummus; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 2 garlic cloves, grated with a microplane; 2 tablespoons Castelvetrano olives, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill; 2 tablespoons tahini; 1 teaspoon rice vinegar; 1/3 cup nutritional yeast; 1 teaspoon salt

Posted:February 10, 2023 | Categories: Recipes | Tags:salad vegan

Chopped Vegan Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons

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Melissa Ben-Ishay

Caesar salads are the perfect vessel for creamy, delicious toppings and dressings. If you love the vegan Caesar salad with kale but wish it were just a bit lighter, this is the perfect recipe for you. One thing I hope this recipe encourages you to do is make your own croutons—the ones you make yourself will be infinitely better than any you’d buy at a store. They’re so easy to make and you can add whatever spices or flavors you love. This recipe prioritizes garlicky flavor and cooks them low and slow so they get perfectly crunchy.

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Ingredients

For the croutons

4-5 thin slices of sourdough bread
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon salt

For the salad

3 romaine hearts

For the dressing

Juice of 2 lemons
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup hummus
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 garlic cloves, grated with a microplane
2 tablespoons Castelvetrano olives, finely chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
2 tablespoons tahini
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1/3 cup nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

Start by making the croutons.
Preheat the oven to 250F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cut bread into 1/2" cubes.
Whisk together the olive oil, garlic, and salt in a large bowl. Add the bread cubes and massage it all with your hands to evenly coat the croutons with oil.
Arrange the bread in a flat layer on the baking sheet and bake for 80-90 minutes, depending on the size of the bread. It should be fully dehydrated and crunchy.
Once the croutons are ready, whisk all of the dressing ingredients together in a bowl,
Cut the romaine into thin, 1/2" pieces and toss the romaine in the dressing.
Top with croutons and serve immediately.

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Chopped Vegan Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons

Chopped Vegan Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons

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