Chicken Caesar Salad with Chickpea Croutons

by Delicia Bale

I love swapping romaine or iceberg lettuce in salads with something much more nutrient-dense, like mixed baby leaves or even kale, and this also gives salads like this much more flavour! I also swapped the traditional croutons here for some delicious garlic- roasted chickpeas.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200oC.

Step 2

Put the chickpeas and the chicken breasts in a bowl along with the olive oil, garlic granules, oregano, parsley and salt and pepper and mix to coat the chickpeas and the chicken breasts.

Step 3

Spread the chickpeas in a thin layer on a baking tray, nestle in the chicken and bake for around 20 minutes until they are golden and crispy and the chicken is cooked through. Then set aside to cool.

Step 4

In a food processor, blend the Greek yoghurt, lemon juice, Parmesan cheese, white wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic and anchovies to form a smooth and creamy dressing.

Step 5

Once cool enough to handle, shred or slice the cooked chicken

Step 6

To assemble the salad, start with a bed of the baby leaves, avocado and shredded, cooked chicken** and then sprinkle over the chickpea croutons and extra grated Parmesan and drizzle over the dressing to serve.

  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 30g Parmesan Cheese, grated 1x Sainsbury's Grana Padano Cheese 200g
  • 6tbsp Greek Yogurt 1x Sainsbury's Greek Style Natural Yogurt 200g
  • Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
  • 1 Lemon, juice of 1x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • 1tbsp White Wine Vinegar 1x Sainsbury's Wine Vinegar, White Wine 500ml
  • 400g Chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1x KTC Chick Peas 400g
  • 1tbsp Olive Oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
  • 2tsp Garlic Granules 1x Sainsbury's Garlic Granules 58g
  • 0.5tsp Dried Oregano 1x Sainsbury's Oregano 12g
  • 1tsp Dried Parsley 1x Sainsbury's Parsley 6g
  • 1 dash Worcestershire Sauce 1x Lea & Perrins Worcester Sauce 150ml
  • 1 Garlic Clove, minced 1x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 2 Anchovy Fillets 1x Sainsbury's Anchovy Fillets in Olive Oil 50g (30g*)
  • 200g Baby Leaf Mixed Green Salad 1x Sainsbury's Mixed Leaf Salad 200g
  • 2 Avocados, chopped 2x By Sainsbury’s Medium Ripe & Ready Avocado
  • 4 Cooked Chicken Breasts, shredded 2x Sainsbury's British Fresh Chicken Breast Fillets Skinless & Boneless 320g
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