Hello lovelies, the heat wave continues and we mainly eat salad. In order for it to make us full, I have a great recipe for you today: Caesar salad with chickpeas and crispy cauliflower. The caesar salad has a topping of roasted chickpeas and crispy baked cauliflower in a cornflakes breading. This isn’t only great with salad, but also pure and we eat it often.

Caesar salad from above with side bowls of cauliflower and chickpeas

Of course I didn’t make a classic caesar dressing, because this is anything but vegan and usually contains anchovies and eggs. But that isn‘t necessary for a spicy and creamy dressing. In my dressing capers and garlic provide the necessary spice and with mayonnaise and yoghurt it turns out really creamy.

The chickpeas replace crispy fried bread croutons and so the salad is a healthier and fuller alternative. You also don‘t have to do without parmesan, because there are some really great alternatives that taste really delicious.

Caesar salad served, close-up with fork and knife in the background

Caesar salad with chickpeas and cauliflower, angled top view

Instead of the garlic clove you can also use garlic powder for the dressing, in order to make it less intense

We really like romain lettuce very much, because it‘s very crispy. Therefore it fits best with the creamy dressing and the crispy chickpeas and cauliflower. You can often find mini-lettuce in stores now, you can also use them very well. Romain lettuce are in season in Switzerland from May to October and so you can enjoy the caesar salad with chickpeas and crispy cauliflower all summer long.

Caesar salad in the bowl with a spoon, close-up of cucumber slices

By the way, don’t let yourself be frightened by the long list of ingredients. The dressing is mixed in minutes, the cauliflower and the chickpeas can bake together in the oven and so everything is done in a heartbeat. Nobody wants to spend a lot of time in the kitchen at these temperatures, right?

Caesar salad with crispy cauliflower and chickpeas, freshly plated

Caesar salad with bowls of cashew dressing, cauliflower and grated cheese

Have you already discovered my other summer salads on the blog? We also like the couscous salad with apricots, the watermelon salad with feta and the quinoa salad.

You can also bring this caesar salad to a party or a barbecue, because the lettuce don‘t collapse quickly and you can prepare the dressing, the chickpeas and the cauliflower easily.

As usual, I'm really looking forward to your feedback and I hope you like the salad as much as we did!

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Vegan Caesar Salad with Chickpeas & Cauliflower