Caesar Salad with Cashew "Parmesan Cheese" is out of this world – in fact it's on the menu for dinner tonight!
Say goodbye to the health nightmare of Caesar Salads past…
Hello to crisp, fresh romaine tossed in a decadently creamy Caesar dressing – with just the right
zing of garlic plus tangy capers – all topped with a hearty snowfall of Cashew Parmesan.
(tastes so amazing, it's actually better than Parmigiano-Reggiano.)
Did you know Romaine clocks in at 7 grams of protein per head!
Incredible, beautifying, healthifying flavor in each and every bite. It's pretty likely you'll make this one at least two days in a row…
Luscious.
Filling.
Beautiful Living Goodness.
Oh, my gosh I'm making myself drool 🙂 Wait til you see the Cashew Parmesan…
Trust, you'll be eating this delicious Cashew Parmesan by the spoonful from the mixing bowl… AMAZE!
Recipe for Caesar Salad (For 2 large dinner salads)
Dressing:
- 2 heaping Tbsp. hemp seeds
- 2 – 3 small cloves garlic (or to taste)
- 2 Tbsp purified water (I sometimes go up to 3 Tbsp depending on consistency, start w/ less as you can always add more)
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/8 tsp low sodium tamari or coconut aminos (which has less salt than Braggs & tastes great)
- juice of 1 lemon (depends on size of lemon, I usually use a whole lemon)
- 1/8 tsp Dijon mustard
- Himalayan pink salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Whiz all of the above together in a high speed blender, such as a Vitamix, until rich and creamy.
Cashew Parmesan Cheese
- 1 cup raw, soaked/dehydrated, cashews** (or substitute hemp seed, or soaked/dehydrated pine nuts or walnuts)
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/2 – 3/4 tsp Himalayan pink salt (or to taste)
- Pulse all the above in food processor until texture of Parmesan
Salad:
- 3-4 hearts of romaine, chopped
- 2 tsp of capers (or do as I do, and use 1+ Tbsp & mash half of them)
- Toss romaine with as much of the dressing as needed to coat generously. (If you're using the extra amount of capers, toss the mashed capers into the greens as well.)
- Sprinkle a generous helping of Cashew Parmesan over greens and garnish with the rest of the unmashed capers.
- Enjoy!
** Cashews are often not actually raw even when stated as such, because they are usually steamed out of their shells. Soaking and sprouting steamed nuts would obviously be futile as they're no longer live & their enzymes have been destroyed. If you are able to source truly raw cashews, do sprout & dehydrate first to release the phytic acid, deactivate enzyme inhibitors & increase vitamins & beneficial enzymes. You may also substitute hemp seed or sprouted/dehydrated pine nuts or walnuts -all of which taste excellent in this recipe.
How was your Thanksgiving? We spent Thanksgiving celebrating WITH the turkeys at an amazing animal sanctuary (post coming soon). And, I made my first 100% Vegan Thanksgiving Dinner! I may do it again for Christmas to share with all of you 🙂
Have you ever entertained with a vegan or vegetarian meal/menu? What did you make?
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