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Thai Salad with Chickpea Carrot Crumble & Garlic Sesame Soy Sauce Dressing. Crunchy Summer Salad with Ginger Chickpea Carrot crumble and garlicky dressing. Use lentils for variation. Add roasted peanut or other nuts. Vegan Gluten-free Recipe. Pin this post.
I was craving a crunchy salad the other day that was filling with somethingΒ like chickpea or lentil balls, but wanted it to be simpler. So I made this crumble. The crumble has a ton of flavor that goes well with the crunchy veggies. No need to shape and bake or pan fry. Just use the crumble as is! with crunchy lettuce, cucumber, carrots, peanuts and whatever else, and a garlicky soy dressing to finish it off.Β
Cooked chickpeas, ginger, carrots and peanuts are pulsed to form a coarse mixture. Add red curry paste or other flavors if you like. Chop up the salad and make the dressing. Assemble and serve! You can also use the chickpea mixture in wraps and tacos. You can toast the mixture in a pan with some sesame oil or bake in the oven to crisp slightly and use as well.Β
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- Southwestern Pasta Black Bean Salad.
- Falafel spice Lentil Salad Sandwich
Prep the chickpea carrot peanut crumble. Make your dressing. chop up the greens, cucumbers, veggies for the Salad.Β
Toss in as you like and serve immediately.Β
Thai Salad with Chickpea Carrot Crumble & Garlic Soy Dressing
IngredientsΒ Β
Chickpea Carrot Crumble:
- 1 inch ginger, chopped
- 1/4 cup peanuts , or lightly roasted cashews
- 1 cup cooked chickpeas
- 1 large carrot, or 6-7 baby carrots
- salt to taste, 1/4 tsp or more depends on if the chickpeas were salted
- 1/3 tsp or more cayenne
- a very generous dash of black pepper
- 1/2 tsp or more garlic powder
Garlic Soy Dressing:
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp or more rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp sugar or other sweetener
- 1/4 tsp toasted sesame oil, optional
For the salad:
- Crunchy Lettuce or baby greens
- 1 large carrot, thinly sliced
- Cucumber, sliced
- 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- some sliced thai basil, optional
- Chopped or sliced apple or pear, optional
InstructionsΒ
- Make the chickpea crumble: Pulse the nuts and ginger to break into coarse even mixture, and then add everything else and pulse until crumbly. Taste and adjust salt and spice. You can also add some red curry paste or lemongrass or lime zest into the crumble and mix in..
- Chop the salad ingredients.
- Make the dressing: Mix everything under dressing. Taste and adjust to preference.
- Assemble the salad: Toss the lettuce or greens, cucumbers, carrots, apple, cilantro, basil, a good pinch of salt and pepper. Add in the chickpea carrot crumble. Dress liberally with dressing, toss and serve.
Notes
Add in chopped roasted nuts or bean sprouts to the Salad.
Add some red curry paste or minced lemongrass to the chickpea carrot peanut crumble.
Toast the Chickpea mixture in a pan with some sesame oil or bake in the oven to crisp slightly and use. Nutritional values based on one serving
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
My lunch today seriouly yum β¦worth the garlic breath β¦β¦thankyou
π garlic is good right now with all the cold and flu.
I was just wondering what to put in a Thai saladβ¦I am SO EXCITED about this chickpea carrot crumble! It was delicious and I will be using it with other flavor profiles too. Thank you as always Richa π
Awesome!
This was awesome! My daughter adored the crumble on the salad. We used romaine, spinach and a spring mix. The flavors all together were fantasticβ¦thanks so much!
Just made this salad to bring to a salad potluck tonight β itβs delicious! My son even told me to be sure and bring home leftovers. Love your creativity!
Thats awesome! so glad you loved it! Did you add the optional red curry or lemongrass to the crumble?
I only had green curry paste so used that, along with bean sprouts, thai basil, and apple. Yum!
Awesome!
The carrot crumble is so clever! I would love to try this out!
Wow this is so creative and looks delicious! Iβm totally with you on loving crunchy salads. I feel like it makes them so much more satisfying. What youβve done here with the chickpea crumble sounds insanely goodβ¦ I wish I had brought it with me to work today instead of my same boring salad!
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Tried this salad, totally delicious.
I also baked the Chickpea Carrot Crumbleβ¦. tasted even better added some crunch and texture to the salad! Super delicious!
great!
Your stuff is always so inspiring. Love this idea, itβs funny as the chickpea is something we do all the time, we just call it a βChickpea Pulseβ. It actually my partner Joe that does them. I bug him all the time, because heβs kind of obsessed with his chickpea pulses π
Keep up the great work!
Dawn
This looks amazing! I will definitely try this recipe too! Perfect for summer and to take with you as lunch π