Santé Caesar Salad

Caesar Dressing Ingredients : 

• 1/2 cup tahini (we like this Soom brand but Trader Joe’s makes a great one too)
• 1 tbsp capers in brine (fill a tablespoon with capers and some jar’s liquid)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/3 cup lemon juice (from about 2 lemons)
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp nutritional yeast or 1 tsp miso paste
• 1/2 cup water, plus more for thinning to desired consistency
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• Optional: 1 tbsp hemp seeds (recommended for added omega 3s and 6s!)

Salad Ingredients: 

• 2 – 3 cups sourdough bread, cut into bite-sized cubes (from about 1/2 loaf sourdough bread)
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 3/4 tsp salt, divided
• 1/2 tsp pepper, divided
• 1 15 oz. can chickpeas, rinsed, drained, and patted dry
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 4 – 5 cups romaine lettuce, roughly chopped (from about 2 romaine lettuce hearts), or another hearty lettuce if you prefer
• 5 oz. package arugula or spinach (about 4 cups)
• 1 1/2 cups cucumber, diced (from about 1/2 a large cucumber)
• 1 cup red radish, thinly sliced (from about 6–8 radishes, or 1 bunch)
• 1 1/2 cups ripe avocado, diced (from about 2 avocados or 1 extra large avocado)