Chickpea Crunch Salad with Peanut Dressing

Name: Chickpea Crunch Salad with Peanut Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 small head of cabbage; 1 cup grated carrots; 1 red pepper; 6 green onions; ⅔ cup chopped cilantro; kosher salt and pepper; ⅔ cup chopped peanuts; 1 to 2 cans chickpeas; ½ cup creamy peanut butter; ⅓ cup soy sauce; ⅓ cup toasted sesame oil; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 2 tablespoons honey; 1 tablespoon sambal oelek; 1 garlic cloves; 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger; ¼ cup hot water; kosher salt and pepper

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5.0

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Excellent

Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings
4 to 6
Course
Main Course, Salad
Cuisine
American

Chickpea Crunch Salad with Peanut Dressing

Kian Mendoza

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This chickpea crunch salad is super satisfying and a texture lovers' dream. Cabbage, red peppers, carrots, green onions, chickpeas and cilantro are tossed in a peanut lime dressing. It's delicious and so crunchy!

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Ingredients

Servings

1 small head of cabbage, shredded
1 cup grated carrots
1 red pepper, thinly sliced
6 green onions, thinly sliced
⅔ cup chopped cilantro
kosher salt and pepper
⅔ cup chopped peanuts
1 to 2 cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed

peanut dressing

½ cup creamy peanut butter
⅓ cup soy sauce
⅓ cup toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon sambal oelek
1 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
¼ cup hot water
kosher salt and pepper

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Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the cabbage, carrots, red peppers, green onions, cilantro, chickpeas and peanuts. Add a big pinch of salt and pepper and toss well. This is where your flavor is going to come from for these veggies!
Drizzle a few tablespoons of dressing on and toss. Add more dressing as desired - as much as you want for the salad.
Serve and enjoy!
peanut dressing
Combine all ingredients in a blender with a big pinch of salt and pepper and blend until smooth. If the mixture is still too thick, add a bit more hot water until desired consistency is reached. Store leftovers in the fridge.