Protein-Packed Vegan Caesar Salad

Frontier Co-op

Prep Time: 30M
Cooking Time: 20M
Serves: 4

This Protein-Packed Vegan Caesar Salad is a creamy, plant-based salad made with romaine, kale, toasted croutons, and a savory cashew-tahini dressing. Blended with hemp seeds for extra protein, nutritional yeast for cheesy flavor, and a touch of lemon and garlic, it’s a healthy, dairy-free, high-protein vegan salad perfect for weeknight dinners, meal prep, or plant-based meals.

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Ingredients

Dressing:

1/4 cup raw cashews

1/4 cup tahini

1/3 cup water

1 1/2 tablespoons Frontier Co-op® Nutritional Yeast

1 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 large garlic clove, peeled

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

1/2 teaspoon Frontier Co-op® Sea or Himalayan Pink Salt

Frontier Co-op® Regenerative Organic Certified® Ground Black Pepper, to taste

1 tablespoon hemp seeds (optional, blended into dressing for protein boost)

Croutons:

3 cups sourdough (or similar bread), sliced into ½-inch cubes

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon Frontier Co-op® Nutritional Yeast

1/2 teaspoon Frontier Co-op® Sea or Himalayan Pink Salt

1/4 teaspoon Frontier Co-op® Regenerative Organic Certified® Ground Black Pepper

1/4 teaspoon Frontier Co-op® Garlic Powder

Salad assembly:

4 cups Romaine lettuce, chopped

2 cups curly kale, finely chopped

Additional Frontier Co-op® Nutritional Yeast, for topping (optional)

This Protein-Packed Vegan Caesar Salad is a creamy, plant-based salad made with romaine, kale, toasted croutons, and a savory cashew-tahini dressing. Blended with hemp seeds for extra protein, nutritional yeast for cheesy flavor, and a touch of lemon and garlic, it’s a healthy, dairy-free, high-protein vegan salad perfect for weeknight dinners, meal prep, or plant-based meals.

Courtesy Frontier Co-op®

Method

  1. Soak cashews: Soak raw cashews in hot water for 30 minutes, then drain.
  2. Make the croutons:
    Preheat oven to 375°F.
    In a medium bowl, whisk together olive oil, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
    Add bread cubes and toss to coat.
    Transfer to a sheet pan and bake 17–20 minutes, stirring halfway through, until light golden brown and toasted.
  3. Make the dressing:
    In a blender, combine soaked cashews, tahini, water, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, garlic, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, and hemp seeds.
    Blend until completely smooth. Taste and adjust salt as desired.
  4. Assemble the salad:
    In a large bowl, add romaine and kale. Toss with dressing until well coated.
    Add croutons and toss to combine.
    Optional: top with another sprinkle of nutritional yeast before serving.

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