Mixed Veggie Chickpea Salad With Vegan Avocado Ranch Dressing
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Sometimes a girl just needs a hearty salad. It’s a good thing this Mixed Veggie Chickpea Salad with a yummy Vegan Avocado Ranch Dressing is so easy to recreate… and so insanely delicious to eat!
Topped with crispy chickpeas, Great Value™ Frozen Mixed Vegetables, MorningStar Farms® Grillers® Crumbles™ and a creamy avocado ranch dressing, you guys are going to want to enjoy this dish again and again.
MorningStar Farms® products are great and they’re not only for vegetarians – all of my family are fans! Not only do the crumbles add fabulous flavor to this salad, but they’re also so convenient and keep me on track with my 2017 healthy living goals.
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Did any of you make vegolutions this year? Ha! If your goal is to increase your veggie intake in the new year, this salad is totally for you!
And if you’re looking to change things up with your salad fixins, try the MorningStar Farms® Meal Starters® Steak Strips. They’re SO good, too!
I love that with MorningStar Farms crumbles and steak strips, you can simply cook them up and eat as-is, without having to hassle with adding any extra ingredients. They’re so tasty just the way they are!
The recipe is simple, requiring just about 40 minutes to prepare with very little hands on time.
The base is chopped crispy romaine. Then comes the mixed veggies. I told you – we’re upping the veggies in this salad. The Great Value frozen mixed vegetables from Walmart are so easy to cook up and are fabulous for adding extra veggie goodness to meals.
Next is flavorful MorningStar Farms Grillers Crumbles – and they’re ready to go in less than 10 minutes. These crumbles could not be more perfect for my busy lifestyle.
The final touch? Roasted ranch flavored chickpeas and vegan avocado ranch dressing! Such fun toppings for this dish. They not only add that classic ranch flavor we all love, but also a little creaminess and crunch.
The dressing is super simple… just chuck the ingredients in the food processor or blender, and you’re good to go.
Another great thing about this avocado ranch dressing is that it’s super versatile and can be used in a variety of ways — as a dressing (of course) drizzled over cooked veggies, as a dip (for veggies, pizza, chips), as a sub for mayo in chicken or tuna salad or even as a sauce for tacos.
So many options. You may need to make a double batch!
I hope y’all LOVE this salad as much as I do! It’s:
Hearty
Full of flavor & texture
Vegetable-packed
Satisfying
Creamy + Crunchy
& Delicious
This is the perfect salad to pack for lunches, or anytime you’re craving a light but satisfying meal. The crunchy chickpeas add a nice amount of protein and fiber to keep you satisfied for hours.
I’ve recently been packing this salad up nice and neat in a mason jar. I add about two tablespoons of the dressing at the bottom, then stuff in the lettuce, next I top it off with mixed veggies and the roasted chickpeas. When I’m ready to eat, I simply shake it all up (with the lid on) and then dig in!
If you give this salad a try, let me know! Leave a comment and be sure to tag a photo #kimscravings on Instagram so I can see all of the yumminess!
Mixed Veggie Chickpea Salad With Vegan Avocado Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
Chickpeas
- 15 ounce chickpeas, drained, rinsed and well dried
- 1 tablespoon olive, grapeseed or avocado oil
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt + more to taste, as needed
Dressing
- 1 medium avocado
- 1 5.3- ounce container of plain yogurt, non-dairy for vegan
- ½ cup unsweetened original or vanilla almond milk, cashew or coconut milk would work well too
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt + more to taste, as needed
Salad
- 5 cups chopped romaine lettuce, or sub mixed greens or another favorite lettuce
- 16.2 ounce package MorningStar Farms Grillers Crumbles
- 2 cups Great Value Frozen Mixed Vegetables
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and add rinsed, (thoroughly) dried chickpeas to a small mixing bowl. Add oil and seasonings, toss chickpeas to fully coat.
- Spread chickpeas on a baking sheet and bake for about 25 minutes, or until deep golden brown and slightly crispy.
- In the meantime, prepare dressing by placing all ingredients in a high-powered blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy. Taste and season with additional salt as needed. (Any leftover dressing is yummy served as a dip with raw veggies.)
- Cook frozen mixed veggies and crumbles according to package instructions. Once done, allow the veggies and crumbles to cool slightly, for about 10 mins.
- Divide chopped romaine between 3-4 plates and top with veggies, crumbles, chickpeas and dressing.
Notes
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Have you ever tried MorningStar Farms Grillers Crumbles? What are you waiting for?! 🙂
Yum, this is my kind of salad, I LOVE chick peas!
Looks like an awesome salad … that dressing though!!! The crispy chickpeas are a great way to “beef” up a salad.
Ah, chickpeas are just so good and good for you! I love them!
This salad looks so delicious! Full of protein to keep me satisfies and so flavorful. Looks like I have a new salad to bring to the office!
Oh this looks so good! I am all for salads, but do feel like sometimes I make the same ones over and over. This gives great variety. Love the avocado ranch dressing, yum!
The Morningstar Veggie Crumbles have been such a lifesaver for me lately. I have been so lazy about cooking up chicken or protein for my salads or stir-frys. It is so convenient to just pour a little of this into a pan.
I love the addition of chickpeas to this salad! I need to start eating more salads like this, it sounds incredible!
I was hooked the moment you said chickpeas. I can’t even tell you how much I love those. This salad looks utterly delish.
Yes, I love them too! Especially, when they’re roasted!
THat dressing!!! Oooh this sounds yummy! Cant wait to try it out!!!
Yes, the dressing is pretty addicting! Hope you love it!
As a matter of fact, we do have vegolutions this year! We decided to have meatless days so this is perfect. And seriously, I bought chickpeas over the weekend because they were on sale! It’s meant to be 🙂 Can’t wait to try this salad!
That’s awesome! I hope you love the salad as much as I do!
I love this salad! From the Vegan Avocado Ranch Dressing (OMG!) to the morningstar grillers crumbles. I love their foods, always tasty and good for you! Even my meat eating husband loves their stuff. Thanks for the delicious recipe!
Thanks so much, Debi! My husband loved this one too!
That dressing sounds amazing! I bet it’s delicious with chicken…I know I know…it’s a vegan recipe…but I’m totally not vegan. 😉
Haha! I’m with you… I’m planning on topping my salmon with it tonight! 🙂
This salad looks amazing! I can’t wait to try all the different textures and tastes that you’ve created! [client]
Thanks so much, Janet! Hope you get a chance to give it a try soon!
Avocado dressing is just the best. And I am keen to try the spices and herbs you use for the chickpeas. What a great recipe!
Thanks so much! Can’t go wrong with avocado!
Do you ever post nutritional info on recipes?
I track my macros and just wondered.
I’m going to try this tonight…sounds great!
Thank you!
Thanks so much! I actually typically do with most recipes and I use MyFitnessPal to do so. I didn’t with this one because the serving size of each individual piece can vary so much. If you do a search through other recent recipes, you’ll find most have the macros counted. Enjoy!
Mmmmm this salad would totally satisfy my craving for real food! Love the seasoned chick peas and the creamy avocado dressing! Definitely a salad worth making 🙂
Thanks so much! Yes, roasted chickpeas can be a bit addicting!!