Thai Chickpea Salad with Peanut Dressing Recipe
This vibrant Thai Chickpea Salad with Peanut Dressing is a refreshing and nutritious dish featuring crunchy romaine, colorful shredded cabbage and carrots, diced peppers, and a bold, creamy peanut dressing. Packed with plant-based protein from chickpeas and topped with roasted peanuts or cashews, it offers a perfect balance of textures and flavors with a hint of heat from jalapeño and cayenne. Ideal as a light lunch or side, this gluten-free and vegetarian salad is easily customizable and ready in under 20 minutes.
- Time: 10 min
- Servings: 4
Source: recipiana
Ingredients
- can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- romaine lettuce, finely chopped or shredded
- shredded red cabbage
- shredded carrots, chopped if pre-shredded
- red bell pepper, diced
- jalapeño, seeded and finely diced
- chopped/sliced green onion
- fresh chopped cilantro
- chopped roasted peanuts or cashews
- natural creamy peanut butter
- orange, juiced
- tablespoons low sodium gluten-free soy sauce
- tablespoon pure maple syrup or honey
- tablespoon rice vinegar
- tablespoon sesame oil or avocado oil
- teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- garlic, finely minced
- teaspoon cayenne pepper
- tablespoons warm water