Buffalo Chickpea Salad
This fiery Buffalo Chickpea Salad is ready in just 15 minutes and delivers all the bold heat of classic buffalo wings in a healthy plant-based salad. Quick spicy chickpeas over cool crisp greens make this a satisfying and fast weeknight meal.
A bold 15-minute plant-based salad with spicy buffalo-sauced chickpeas over crisp greens and cool ranch dressing.
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Ingredients
salad
sauce
dressing
cooking
Instructions
Cook the chickpeas
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the dried chickpeas and cook for 7 to 8 minutes, stirring, until lightly golden and slightly crispy.
Add the buffalo sauce
Reduce heat to medium-low and pour the buffalo sauce over the chickpeas, tossing to coat. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes until the sauce thickens and clings to the chickpeas.
Build the salad
Divide the chopped greens and sliced celery among serving bowls and drizzle with ranch or blue cheese dressing.
Top and serve
Spoon the hot buffalo chickpeas over the dressed greens and serve immediately with extra hot sauce on the side.
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