Crunchy Salad with firecracker Chickpeas and Peanut sauce

For the Salad:

• chopped lettuce or other crunchy greens
• Grated or thinly sliced carrots
• thinly sliced red bell pepper
• thinly slices zucchini or cucumber
• chopped cilantro or scallions for garnish
• peanuts for garnish optional
• 1 recipe peanut sauce
• Or this Peanut Sauce

For the firecracker chickpeas:

• 15 oz can chickpeas drained (save the aquafaba for meringue) or 1.5 cups cooked
• 1/2 tsp oil
• 1/4 tsp salt or to taste depends on if chickpeas were salted
• 1/4 tsp cayenne
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp cornstarch or other starch
• 1 tbsp hot sauce such as frank's hot sauce
• 1.5 tsp Sriracha or other asian chile garlic sauce
• 1.5 to 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 to 3 tbsp raw sugar or brown sugar or other
• 2 tbsp water