This Vegan Caesar Salad has all the tanginess and creaminess that you’d expect from a traditional Caesar salad, but it’s completely plant based. Topped with fresh avocado, capers and croutons.
Course Dinner
Keyword Salad
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 4serves
Calories 472kcal
Ingredients
Dressing
1/2cupcashews raw
1/4cupwaterplus additional as needed to thin dressing to desired consistency
3tbspextra virgin olive oil
4tbspfresh lemon juice
1garlic clovesmashed
1tspsalt
black pepperfreshly ground
Salad
2headromaine lettucechopped into bite-size pieces
1avocadochopped
1/3cupcapersdrained and rinsed
Croutons
3tbspextra virgin olive oil
1garlic clovecrushed and peeled
2cupsbread cubes
1/2tspkosher salt
Instructions
Dressing
Place all dressing ingredients in high-powered blender or food processor and process until very smooth, taking the time to scrape down the sides of your container as needed. Add up to 4 tablespoons additional water to achieve your desired consistence.
Croutons
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Place olive oil in microwave safe bowl, add crushed garlic clove and heat on high for 30 seconds.
Discard garlic clove and drizzle olive oil over your bread crumbs, sprinkle on the salt, and toss until the bread is well coated.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, tossing once during cook time.
To serve
Place your chopped lettuce in a bowl and toss with 1/2 cup of the dressing, add more or less to suit your taste. Top with avocado, croutons and capers.