Kale Caesar salad

Serves  3
Try your hand at freshly baked homemade croutons!
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You’ll never need to buy Caesar dressing again after making this delicious vegan version at home!

Dr. Joey Shulman has a recipe for a superfood Caesar salad packed with kale, lettuce, and homemade croutons that you’ll love! Add some sweet potato for protein to turn this salad into a filling meal!

Ingredients

1 bunch
curly kale, stemmed
1 tsp
extra virgin olive oil
sea salt
6 cups
romaine lettuce
1/2 cup
chickpeas
1/2 cup
croutons

Vegan Caesar dressing

1/4 cup
raw cashews
1 clove
garlic
2 tbsp
fresh lemon juice
2 tsp
Dijon mustard
2 tsp
drained capers
1/2 cup
water
2 tbsp
olive oil
Freshly ground pepper

Homemade croutons

5 slices
gluten free bread
2 tbsp
olive oil
1 tsp
garlic salt
1 tsp
oregano
1 tsp
parsley
1/2 tsp
onion powder

Instructions

  1. Tear kale into bite size pieces and massage with oil and salt until wilted. 
  2. Add Romaine, chickpeas, croutons and dressing. Mix well and enjoy! 
  Dressing: 
  1. Place cashews in water and allow to sit for 1-2 hours. Drain and rinse. Add cashews and all dressing ingredients into blender and blend on high. 
  2. Keep in fridge when done. Stores up to 1 week
Homemade croutons:
  1. Cut bread into cubes and put them in a mixing bowl.
  2. Pour 3 tbsp of oil over cubes and stir.  
  3. Add the spices to the mixing bowl.
  4. Stir to combine your bread, oil and seasonings completely.
  5. Pour the seasoned bread mixture into the air fryer basket — or onto your air fryer tray!
  6. Air fry your croutons for 6 to 8 minutes at 400 degrees or until crunchy. Be sure to stir the croutons once or twice during cooking to keep them from sticking or burning.
Please note: If you are making your croutons in the oven vs. the air fryer – bake at 350 for 30-35  minutes (or until crunchy). Stir half way through.

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