Chickpea Taco Salad
We are bragging about our vegan taco salad recipe! Our taco salad recipe is a meatless taco salad loaded with fresh ingredients giving it an outstanding burst of flavor – and we mean to say, healthy flavor with a crunch!
We completely support using fresh ingredients that shout natural healthy flavors in our recipes. Our meatless taco salad is beautiful with color from the fresh ingredients and sports outstanding flavors! Just a side note – you may feel like you have consumed super delicious food that actually makes you feel clean inside!
Looking at our vegan taco salad recipe may make you think, it’s too much work, but we encourage you to take another look. Prepare your chickpeas and tortilla chips the evening before while you are already in the kitchen making dinner. That’s a great way to shorten the time. Time's a wasting, so get those beans on the stove and get ready to serve up your next one dish crowd pleasing meal!
Chickpea Taco Salad
- Author
- Palouse Brand
- Prep Time
- 20 minutes
- Cook Time
- 45 minutes
- Servings
- 5
- Category
Dinner, Salad
- Cuisine
American
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Palouse Brand Chickpeas
- 3 cups water
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- ½ tsp. ground cumin
- ¼ tsp. garlic powder
- ¼ tsp. onion powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 8 Premium Blend Wheat and Corn Artisan tortilla shells
- 1 shallot, minced
- 2 cups packed, fresh cilantro leaves, stems removed
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. black pepper, fresh milled
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 6 cups Romaine lettuce, chopped
- 1 cup red cabbage, chopped
- ½ cup red bell pepper, chopped
- ½ cup yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, sliced in half
- 3 tbsp. fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 large avocado, sliced
Directions
- Soak chickpeas in cool water overnight.
- Rinse beans and discard water. Place 3 cups of water in a large pot, bring to a boil and add the chickpeas, reduce heat to a slow boil for 45 minutes.
- Rinse beans under cold water until cool.
- Spread on a baking sheet and remove skins and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place prepared chickpeas in a bowl.
- Combine spices, juice and olive oil and mix together. Pour mixture over the beans and mix well.
- Place seasoned chickpeas in an even layer onto a large baking sheet. Roast them in the oven, stirring a couple times. When they are completely roasted they will be dry and crispy on the outside. Remove from oven and set aside.
- While the beans are roasting, cut the tortillas into slim strips, wedges, or however you wish for using in your salad and lightly brush with extra-virgin olive oil. Place your tortilla strips/wedges on the same baking pan and slightly bake the strips.
- To prepare the dressing place, shallot, cilantro, garlic, red wine vinegar, lime juice, salt, black pepper, and olive oil in a blender.
- Assemble salad in a large salad bowl. Top the lettuce with red cabbage, tomatoes, cilantro, avocado slices, spiced chickpeas and baked tortilla strips. Drizzle with vinaigrette and serve.
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2 comments
wow. This is so good. And that dressing…just amazing. I love this.
Nancy Jo Smith
There are no beans in the ingredients list. Step #2 says rinse beans and add chickpeas.
Jerry Jorgenson
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