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BBQ Chickpea Salad with Hemp Heart Ranch

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  • Author: Flora & Vino
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Yield: 2 salads
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

BBQ Chickpea Salad with mixed greens and stovetop bbq chickpeas and fresh vegetables served with creamy hemp heart ranch.

Ingredients

BBQ Chickpeas

  • 1 heaping TBSP tomato paste
  • 2 tsp tamari lite
  • 1 TBSP maple syrup
  • 1 15-oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • avocado oil spray
  • 1–2 TBSP nutritional yeast

BBQ Chickpea Sald

  • 6 cups mixed salad greens
  • 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 avocado, diced

Hemp Heart Ranch

  • 1/2 cup hemp hearts
  • 1/2 cup filtered water
  • 2 TBSP nutritional yeast
  • 2 TBSP fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 1/4 tsp Himalayan sea salt

Instructions

  1. Spray a nonstick skillet with avocado oil spray and heat on the stovetop over medium high heat.
  2. Once the skillet is warm, add in the chickpeas and cook them for 5-6 minutes, until lightly browned and crispy.
  3. While the chickpeas are cooking, create your BBQ sauce by whisking together the tomato paste, tamari lite, and maple syrup.
  4. Once the chickpeas are browned, pour the sauce over them and stir well to coat. Reduce heat and continue to cook for 3-4 more minutes, until most the sauce is absorbed and the chickpeas are browning and sticky.
  5. Sprinkle nutritional yeast over chickpeas and lightly mix, then cover, turn off heat, and set aside.
  6. To make the creamy hemp heart ranch, add hemp seeds, water, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, garlic powder, black pepper, and Himalayan sea salt to a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
  7. To assemble the BBQ Chickpea Salad, divide mixed salad greens between two plates, then top with red onion, cherry tomatoes, shredded carrots, and avocado.
  8. Garnish with warm BBQ chickpeas on top and drizzle with creamy hemp heart ranch. Serve immediately.
  9. Store leftover salad and dressing ingredients separately in the refrigerator for 3-5 days and reassemble before serving.

Notes

Salad adapted from Smokehouse Chickpeas N’ Greens Salad from Salad Sumarai by Terry Hope Romero

Creamy Help Heart Ranch adapted from Oh She Glows

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Category: Salad, Entree
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free

Find it online: https://www.floraandvino.com/bbq-chickpea-salad-with-hemp-heart-ranch/