High Protein Salad

My new High Protein Salad is exactly right for you, if you have been looking for healthy salad recipes and high protein recipes. Now you get them all-in-one in this vegan and gluten free recipe. All your questions about how vegans get their protein will be answered.

A question that one often hears when people figure out you are vegan is “How do you get protein?!?”. I know, I know, the reactions on our side range from amusement to “not again” eye-rolling and face-palming.

Though this is probably a little unfair because the person asking that honestly has no clue about vegan high protein recipes. It’s actually a chance to explain that protein is contained in a huge number of plant-based foods.

Case in point: beans and lentils.

I recently had the chance to come up with a new high protein salad recipe that is full of good protein sources. OK, “chance” is a bit of an understatement.

I was simply hungry and looked into fridge and pantry and checked what I could do with whatever was in there. Some arugula I could mix with lentils and green kidney beans.

Yes, that would be nice and filling. I found some capers and added them because I love them.

That takes less than a minute to combine. Now, even though great ingredients, the salad wouldn’t taste too well dry. For my dressing, I whisked together peanut butter, caper brine, tahini, tamari, balsamic vinegar, and hot sauce.

All the stuff I love – but when they came together, it was a serious taste bomb. So rich, so tasty. In the end, the salad was done in maybe 5 minutes and it was simply amazing.

That’s when I decided I had to share this impromptu creation with you here!

Not only is it a great recipe for home snack attacks, it is also a lovely lunch to take with you to work.

Put the salad and the bean-lentil-caper mix into a lunchbox, package the dressing separately and off you go to school, college, or work.

There you can enjoy a fresh High Protein Salad with only the best ingredients!

If you try my High Protein Salad, let me know how do you like it. Love seeing all your creations, just give me a tag.

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Cheers, Florian.

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High Protein Salad

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

My new High Protein Salad is exactly right for you, if you have been looking for healthy salad recipes and high protein recipes. Now you get them all-in-one in this vegan and gluten free recipe. All your questions about how vegans get their protein will be answered by this High Protein Salad.

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Ingredients

For the salad:

• 15 oz (400 g) canned green kidney beans (or red ones, if greens aren't available)
• 15 oz (400 g) canned lentils
• 2-3 handful arugula
• 4 Tbs capers

For the dressing:

• 1 Tbs caper brine
• 2 Tbs peanut butter
• 1 Tbs tahini
• 1 Tbs tamari
• 1 Tbs balsamic vinegar
• 2 Tbs hot sauce

Instructions

For the dressing:

1. Whisk together all ingredients in a bowl until they come together to a smooth dressing.

For the salad:

1. Mix arugula, beans, lentils, and capers. Top with dressing and enjoy!

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 cup
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 69Total Fat: 0.6gSaturated Fat: 0.1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 115mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 0.8gSugar: 0.4gProtein: 11g