Spring has sprung! A new season of veg is ready for our plates, which is why we've created this Veggie Caesar Inspired Salad. Making the most of green veg but making the classic Caesar salad meat-free, this dish is sure to put a spring in your step.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.
1 unit(s)
Baking Potato
1 carton(s)
Chickpeas
1 unit(s)
Garlic Clove
1 unit(s)
Ciabatta
(Contains: Cereals containing gluten)
150 grams
Green Beans
1 unit(s)
Lemon
1 unit(s)
Baby Gem Lettuce
96 grams
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Egg, Mustard)
10 grams
Dijon Mustard
(Contains: Sulphites, Mustard)
15 grams
Honey
40 grams
Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese
(Contains: Milk, Egg)
2 tbsp
Olive Oil for the Dressing
Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.
Chop the potatoes into 2cm chunks (no need to peel).
Pop the potato chunks onto a large baking tray. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat. Spread out in a single layer. TIP: Use two baking trays if necessary.
When the oven is hot, roast on the top shelf until golden, 25-35 mins. Turn halfway through.
Meanwhile, drain and rinse the chickpeas in a sieve, then dry thoroughly with kitchen paper.
Spread the chickpeas onto one half of the baking tray.
Roast the chickpeas on the middle shelf of your oven until crispy, 16-18 mins.
Meanwhile, peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).
Halve the ciabatta and tear into roughly 2cm chunks. Spread the garlic over the chunks.
When the chickpeas are halfway through roasting, carefully remove from the oven and drizzle with oil. Season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat.
Pop the garlicky croutons onto the other half of the tray and return to the oven to bake for the remaining time until golden, 8-10 mins.
While everything roasts, boil a half-full kettle.
Trim the green beans, then cut into thirds.
Pour the boiled water into a saucepan with 1/2 tsp salt and heat on high.
Bring it back to the boil, then add the beans and cook until just tender, 4-6 mins.
Meanwhile, quarter the lemon into wedges, trim the baby gem, separate the leaves, then tear it into bite-sized pieces.
In a large salad bowl, combine the mayo, Dijon mustard, honey, olive oil for the dressing (see pantry for amount), half of the cheese and a good squeeze of lemon from a lemon wedge. TIP: If your honey has hardened, put the sachet in a bowl of hot water for 1 min to loosen.
Season with salt and pepper. When the beans are cooked, drain in a colander and toss through the dressing.
When everything's ready, add the potatoes, croutons, chickpeas and baby gem to the salad bowl. Toss all together until evenly coated in the dressing.
Share your salad between your serving bowls. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese to finish.
Enjoy!