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This crowd-pleasing vegan caesar salad is packed with protein since it’s topped with homemade baked vegan “chicken”. I love this salad because it’s super simple to make, tastes just like the non-vegan version, and is light yet filling enough to eat for dinner on a warm summer night.
Ingredients for the Dressing
This Vegan Caesar Salad has a super creamy dressing and is topped with salty vegan parmesan, herbed croutons, and plant-based chicken breasts. To make this easy salad, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- Romaine Lettuce
- Vegan Caesar Dressing (see ingredients in image above)
- Vegan Parmesan, like Violife
- Avocado
- Croutons
- Lemon
- Homemade Seitan Chicken
Homemade Vegan Caesar Dressing
This plant-based Caesar salad uses my Creamy Vegan Caesar Dressing recipe.
This non dairy caesar dressing is out of this world flavorful and creamy. It’s made without any cashews, making it more affordable and easy to make (since you don’t need to soak any nuts)!
The capers replace the anchovies that are in traditional caesar dressing. Capers are stored in a salty brine and have an amazing olive or lemony flavor.
How To Make Vegan Caesar Salad
- Prep the dressing according to the instructions in this recipe.
- Make the baked vegan chicken.
- Chop the romaine hearts into ribbons about 2” by ½”. Transfer the romaine to a large serving bowl. Drizzle 1-2 tsp of lemon juice on the lettuce and toss.
- Drizzle on 2-3 tbsp of the caesar dressing at a time until the salad has the desired amount of dressing for your taste. Toss the croutons, avocado, black pepper, and vegan parm into the lettuce when ready to serve. Add any salt to taste.
- Slice the seitan fillets on the diagonal, place on top of the salad, and serve.
FAQ
While I’m using romaine in this salad, you could definitely substitute other lettuces or leafy greens if you want to! You could make this into a vegan kale caesar salad by substituting in 1 for 1 kale for romaine. If doing so, be sure to gently massage the kale with the caesar dressing to help tenderize the greens.
Yes, you can use your favorite store-bought dressing. However, for the best taste I recommend making my homemade vegan caesar dressing.
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Best Vegan Caesar Salad
Rate this RecipeIngredients
The Dressing
Salad
- 1 recipe homemade baked vegan chicken, optional but recommended
- 3-4 hearts romaine, chopped into bite sized pieces
- 1-2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 cups herbed croutons
- ¼ cup vegan parmesan, like Violife
- ¼ tsp fresh cracked black pepper
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 pinch table salt, to taste
Instructions
- Prep the dressing according to the instructions in this recipe.1 recipe Thank You Berry Much's Vegan Caesar Dressing
- Prep the vegan chicken according to this recipe here.1 recipe homemade baked vegan chicken
- Roughly chop the romaine hearts into ribbons about 2” by ½”. Transfer the romaine to a large serving bowl. Drizzle 1-2 tsp of lemon juice on the lettuce and toss.3-4 hearts romaine, 1-2 tsp lemon juice
- Drizzle on 2-3 tbsp of the caesar dressing at a time until the salad has the desired amount of dressing for your taste. Toss the croutons, avocado, black pepper, and vegan parm into the lettuce when ready to serve. Add any salt to taste.2 cups herbed croutons, ¼ cup vegan parmesan, ¼ tsp fresh cracked black pepper, 1 avocado, 1 pinch table salt
- Slice the seitan fillets on the diagonal, place them on top of the salad, and serve.1 recipe homemade baked vegan chicken
Recipe notes
- Only toss the lettuce with the dressing and croutons when ready to serve, otherwise, the salad will become soggy.
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This salad was delicious! This was my first time making seitan and I was surprised by how spot-on the flavor was and how easy it was to prepare. I felt like it was kind of heavy/ dense, but that could just be me. The dressing was amazing, and I found that the salad only required a half recipe of it. Thanks for a great recipe!