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I’ve made this twice now and it’s absolutely wonderful, love the dressing. I added green apple and dried cranberries, it was a huge hit!
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We have some things to talk about.
Er, THING. A single thing.
Specifically, a kale and brussels caesar that will make spring your favorite eating season.
We are talking papery-thin shreds of fresh brussels sprouts and a few handfuls of finely chopped lacinato kale, tossed and *thoroughly* saturated with a creamy, garlicky, avocado-based vegan caesar dressing that is puckery and briney in all the best ways. All that plus a scoop of the world’s most addicting cheezy garlic croutons and WE ARE ALL IN A REALLY GOOD MOOD.
Let’s Make A Kale and Brussels Vegan Caesar Salad!
I get it. The dressing (avocado, garlic, lemon, salt, a little mayo for creaminess) doesn’t look super pretty, but TRUST. It will bring this whole thing together.
Cheezy Garlic Croutons – we have already discussed my obsession for these at length. They are non-negotiable.
No iceberg lettuce here, guys. This caesar brings in the A team: lacinato kale (the deep, dark stuff) and brussels sprouts.
The most important thing to make this whole thing work: A GOOD CHOP. Nobody needs to be eating huge chunks of kale right now, okay? Give it all a good knife (or mandoline) treatment.
Toss it up and you’re good!
Wait. Toss it up, taste, adjust, eat five hundred cheezy garlic croutons, and NOW you’re good.
Thank you, vegan caesar salad, for teaching us all how to crave raw vegetables. ♡
Here is the recipe for the Cheezy Garlic Croutons!
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Brussels and Kale Caesar
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 meal-sized salads 1x
Description
Brussels & Kale Caesar! Papery-thin shreds of brussels sprouts and chopped lacinato kale, tossed with a creamy, garlicky, avocado-based vegan caesar dressing, topped off with the most addicting cheezy garlic croutons.
Ingredients
Vegan Caesar Dressing:
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 avocado
- 1/4 cup mayo (regular or vegan)
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons caper brine (optional! – replace with more lemon juice and salt)
Brussels & Kale Caesar:
- 12 ounces brussels sprouts (6–8 cups shredded)
- 1 bunch lacinato kale (6–8 cups chopped)
- Cheezy Garlic Croutons
Instructions
- Dressing: Pulse all ingredients together in a food processor until smooth. Taste and adjust.
- Salad: Finely chop the kale. Shred the brussels with a mandoline. Make your croutons.
- Serve: When you’re ready to eat, toss the brussels, kale, dressing, and croutons together and enjoy! You can eyeball / modify the amounts of kale, brussels, dressing, and croutons that you use depending on your tastes and how many people you’re serving.
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This will make about 1 1/2 cups of dressing.
This preps super well (just store everything separately in the fridge!), but it won’t keep well once it’s tossed with dressing, so be sure to toss together only the amount that you’ll eat.
Garnish salads with lemon wedges and throw some capers on there if you’re bold.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Toss
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: vegan caesar salad, brussels and kale caesar salad, brussels sprout salad
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This is now a go-to lunch, it is soo darn good! The balance is perfect, it is light, yet creamy and comforting Those croutons are very difficult to not devour in one go! I love that it is low cal and filling, looks and tastes great., and I don’t feel bloated after eating a humungous amount. Your recipes are reliably delicious, I feel the love in them! 🙂
I just followed your steps and the outcome is no shocker
This is a favorite I have come back to for years. I usually make it without the croutons (though they are delicious!) and just sprinkle the nutritional yeast on and sometimes I add chicken or different vegetables.
Beautiful recipe! I add some soaked cashews and nutritional yeast to the dressing too – creamy and delicious.
Yum!!! So delicious- one of my all time favs!!! You are incredible and I am so grateful for your culinary creativity! I’m vegan so used Schaur baguette and subbed 1/4 cup cashews for the mayonnaise in the dressing 🙂 It is a beautiful nourishing dish <3 Thank you!!!!
I made the dressing as written except I added fresh dill (to complement the seafood I used). I used it to dress equal parts spring greens and shredded cabbage, avocado, cucumber, grape tomatoes, and pan seared salmon. The dressing was wonderful, thank you for the recipe! Looking forward to trying the croutons the next time I’m craving caesar!
Wow! Now that’s a 5-star meal! Thanks for the comment!
I made this through the week and it went down a storm with the whole family!
My husband hates Brussels and even he loved it!
I will be making this again
Glad it was a hit, Stephanie!
DELISH. I’ve made this salad at least a dozen times and everytime I love it more and more. It’s simple to make. I usually sub cabbage for the Brussel sprouts and add a little Parmesan cheese too 😉 Even my 3 and 5 year old gobble it up! Thank you. I adore your site and your recipes. You won me over with your crock pot veggie lasagna-genius!!
So glad you enjoyed this salad, Katie! And that veggie lasagna – yum! That’s a good one, too!
Hi!! How do I store the croutons? I just made them today they are AMAZING!
How long will the dressing and salad last separator in the fridge for? Thank you!!
The dressing should keep in the fridge for about 5 days and the salad for about the same, maybe even a couple days longer. We’d recommend storing the croutons at room temp in a sealed container.
Wow. This salad and the dressing are just fantastic. I never imagined I would like raw Brussels sprouts but you can’t even tell they are raw. As mentioned the croutons are critical and the dressing can be used on any salad as it’s just so light and creamy.
Glad to hear it, Roz!
I can’t wait to make this! How many days does the dressing last?
We’d suggest keeping it in a sealed container in the fridge for about 4-5 days.
We made this last night complete with the croutons. Of course, I did not have kale so I put in spinach instead. Delicious! Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed this, Deborah!
This is one of my favorite lunch recipes! I think the dressing makes it. I prefer it to store-bought Caesar. And I’m not normally a fan of brussels sprouts, but it’s so easy to sneak them in when they’re shredded.
Right?! We love shredded Brussels sprouts! Glad you enjoyed this, Brittany! 🙂
I’ve made this twice now and it’s absolutely wonderful, love the dressing. I added green apple and dried cranberries, it was a huge hit!
This is so good! The caper juice really makes the dressing. Yummmmm!
I really like it thanks for sharing find it irresistible.Very yummy and super tasty recipe. Keep the recipes coming.
This has been our go-to the last few weeks. I haven’t done the shaved brussel sprouts, but the kale and dressing are fantastic! And of course the croutons but I left a separate review for those 😂
Glad you enjoyed them both! 🙂
I made this with a couple small tweaks and it was absolutely delicious! I used some croutons I got in a gift basket from La Madeleine instead of making my own and tripled the citrus juice. This is my new go-to salad. So good, so easy, I didn’t even mind having to clean the food processor. Can’t wait to eat it again tonight.
Holy smokes this was amazing and so simple to throw together. I also made the cheesy croutons and there are not enough words to adequately describe how good they are. Thanks for the yummy recipes.
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it, Jennifer!
Hi! I’m excited to make this, one question: can I replace the mayo with greek yogurt or something else?
Amazing site for food and recipe
I am always afraid of slicing brussel sprouts or other small things with a mandolin — thinking that I will slice my fingers instead. Can then be sliced in a food processor instead?
To slice brussels sprouts on a mandolin, just stab the sprout with a fork and use the fork as handle. And keep all fingers in tact!
Definitely!
YUMMY!!! I think I will make it this weekend 🙂 How much (how big) do you think a serving size is? 1.5 cups maybe?
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Yes please, bring on the cheesy croutons and leave out the eggs and you have a caesar salad that is perfect for me.