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!
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Cheers, Florian.
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 by this High Protein Salad.
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:
- Whisk together all ingredients in a bowl until they come together to a smooth dressing.
For the salad:
- Mix arugula, beans, lentils, and capers. Top with dressing and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 cupAmount Per Serving: Calories: 69Total Fat: 0.6gSaturated Fat: 0.1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 115mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 0.8gSugar: 0.4gProtein: 3.4g
Plant protein powder!!! These looks delicious and so nourishing!
Indeed Rebecca! Plant protein for the win!
I always love the flavor combos you put together 😀 Looking forward to trying this one! And also, your photos are GORGEOUS here!
Thanks a lot, Chrisy. 🙂
Looks so good, what a delicious amazing salad! The salad dressing sounds amazing!
Thank you, Debra! And what would a salad be without an amazing dressing?
Wow, what a great looking salad, I love it!
Thanks, Tara! 🙂
Ah, what a beautiful delicious salad!! And so nutritious too!!
Oh yes! Simply perfect combination! 🙂
Love the addition of the caper brine to the salad dressing. Delicious!
So glad you noticed it, Trish. I think it give the little extra to the dressing! 🙂
This bean dish stopped me right in my tracks. It looks really amazing.
🙂 It tastes even more amazing than it looks!
I can’t wait to chow down on this! The addition of the caper brine with the tahini looks so great! What an amazing dressing for any salad.
Thank you very much, Jennifer! I haven’t tried that dressing with a different salad yet. But I don’t see any reason why it shouldn’t be a hit.
That dressing sounds delicious and I adore practically anything with arugula!
Oh yes, Kimberly, I love arugula also so much.
This sounds so good, I love beans and lentils, and the peanut butter dressing, sounds divine!
Thanks a lot, Joy!
Oh my word Florian, your pics are just gorgeous and bright and colorful! I was laughing at the “eye rolls” and “face palm” hahaha, so true! People always “worry” about our protein, don’t they?! I love to add beans to salad, makes it more hearty. This looks incredibly filling, delicious and that sauce sounds so amazing, I bet I could drink it!
Ah yeah, the protein question. I don’t know. It’s nice people are “worried” but if you hear the same question the 1000th time, it gets tiresome. Although, really they just don’t know – need to be educated! 🙂
I thought I knew about all the beans but never have I heard of green kidney beans. Only white and red. Intrigued. 🙂
Can I use tinned peas instead or capers… I hate capers?
The recipe looks awesome though.
I haven’t tried that myself but I think it will work. I would recommend to add more spices though to make it more flavorful, because the capers are one ingredient which give so much flavor.
LOVE this recipe! So tasty! Thank you.
Thanks for your amazing feedback and making it, Kristin! Really pleased it was such a big hit!