Description
This Vegetarian Grinder Salad is packed with so many delicious ingredients and it’s super filling!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 (15 oz) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- Cayenne pepper, to taste
- 1 large head iceberg lettuce
- 3/4 cup chopped pepperochini
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
- 1 cup croutons
- 1 cup cubed cheese, I used vegetarian parmesan but you can use whatever you like
- 1/2 diced red onion
- Handful of fresh herbs (optional) I used parsley and fresh oregano
Dressing:
- 1/2 cup mayo, I used vegan mayo
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Start by preparing your chickpeas. Drain and rinse your chickpeas and then add them to a medium sized pan over medium heat with a couple teaspoons of oil. Cook chickpeas for a few minutes, until starting to brown, and then add in your seasonings. Mix together to make sure all the chickpeas are coated and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Make the dressing: add all dressing ingredients to a bowl, or jar, and mix until everything is combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.
- Prepare your lettuce next. I wanted this to be more of a chopped salad, so I used an entire head of iceberg lettuce and chopped it into bite size pieces. Add the iceberg lettuce to a large bowl.
- Assemble your salad. To the top of the iceberg lettuce, add your chickpeas and all the remaining salad ingredients. I sectioned off everything so you could get a good look at all the individual ingredients but you can also just throw everything into the bowl on top of each other.
- Pour over desired amount of dressing and enjoy!
Notes
Nutritional information is for the total amount of dressing, so fat will be much less if you don’t use the full amount of dressing.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Salad, Vegetarian
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American