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Maple-Chipotle Chickpea Salad Dressing (vegan, gluten-free, oil-free)

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Update: That oil-free dressing compilation I mention below?… now available!

Delicious & Easy Oil-Free Plant-Powered Salad Dressings! Ebook NOW Available! #vegan plantpoweredkitchen.comFor the past year or two I’ve been coming up with a slew of new salad dressings. All whole-foods based, all delicious! Things have been so busy with my new book (promise, details soon!), mothering, and other projects that I haven’t had a chance to properly organize or even post one of these recipes. Until today!

Maple-Chipotle Chickpea Dressing by Dreena Burton #vegan #oilfree #dairyfree

This Maple-Chipotle Chickpea Dressing is made with a base of chickpeas and a touch of tahini. It is naturally (easily) oil-free, and is also gluten-free and (obviously) dairy-free. I love this dressing. I created it one day with some leftover chickpeas, and was immediately hooked! I especially love it over steamed kale (steam the kale leaves just like the collards), along with hot quinoa and a mix of seasonal veggies.

Maple-Chipotle Chickpea Dressing by Dreena Burton #vegan #oilfree #dairyfree

For the photo we used sweet potatoes and avocado with the kale and quinoa, and I’ll tell you this combination with the dressing makes a pretty wicked lunch bowl! It’s so nourishing and wholesome, and every bite hits a little different flavor note that’s just so scrumptious! Also, it’s a substantial dressing with a fairly thick texture, which ‘clings’ nicely to salad ingredients.

There are many ways to make salad dressings and sauces without oil, using nuts, seeds, avocado, and even applesauce! I’m thinking of putting together a simple, inexpensive ebook with maybe 10 recipes. Would you guys be interested in this idea? Please chime in if you are. I think it’s a fun idea, but need to know if it’s worthwhile. So, let me know what you think!

And, of course… also let me know how you like this recipe. Enjoy, guys!

Maple-Chipotle Chickpea Dressing by Dreena Burton #vegan #dairyfree #oilfree

 

Maple-Chipotle Chickpea Dressing by Dreena Burton #vegan #dairyfree #oilfree
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Maple-Chipotle Chickpea Dressing

A creamy, flavorful dressing made with a base of chickpeas and flavored with maple syrup and the smoky essence of chipotle!
Course Salad, salad dressings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cooked chickpeas
  • 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1/2 - 1 tbsp tahini adjust to taste, 1 tbsp will give a richer, fuller flavor
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 3/4 tsp sea salt
  • 2  1/2 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 1  1/2 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp chipotle hot sauce I use Tabasco brand; can use more if desired!
  • 1/4 cup water or more to thin as desired
  • optional: 2-3 tbsp cilantro chopped

Instructions

  1. n a blender (I use the Blendtec twister jar), add all ingredients except the cilantro. Puree until very smooth (this will take less than a minute in a high speed blender, may take several minutes in a standard blender). Taste, and adjust with additional lime juice, sweetener, or salt as desired. If using the cilantro, stir through. For a thinner dressing, add a touch more water and stir through. Serve! Makes about 3/4 - 1 cup dressing.

photos: Emma

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  2. Hi Dreena! Recently I put my Salad dressing E-Book in a folder and placed it in the kitchen. Tonight I made a sweet potato quinoa lettuce salad with red cabbage and topped it with this dressing! ( I made a buddha bowl last night. I didn’t like the chickpea ‘rub’ ,so I rinsed and saved them, thinking I’d make hummus. Soo, glad I did! ) I took a picture on my phone, so while on vacation i can make this . Aren’t I clever???? Thank you soooo much ‘ Queenie’ !!!!

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  7. Haven’t tried this yet, but looking forward to it….maybe tonight! Yes – I’d love the e-book on salad dressings…..count me in! 🙂

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  9. There are not enough books on salad dressing, and especially not the healthy kind. I have been dabbling with food -grade essential oils in mine, and it’s opened up a whole we world of flavors!

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  10. This is so exciting! Because of some health concerns I am currently an oil, gluten, soy free vegan who needs to limit nuts! Holy restrictions, but this dressing fits perfectly and I love that it uses chickpeas.

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  12. My husband is newly diagnosed as needing to limit foods containing oxylates (kidney stone forming!), and we are learning that SO MANY great vegan foods have oxylates: tahini, kale, CHOCOLATE, berries, nuts and nut butters including peanut butter, spinach, wheat, soy, and on and on.

    This Maple-Chipotle Chickpea dressing looks SO fantastic: I am wondering if there is anything that can replace the tahini?

    I would love to see an ebook containing some low-oxylate recipes (or recipes with low-oxylate substitutions) that we can enjoy.

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  13. OH MY GOODNESS! This dressing is amazing! (Having it right now!!) It is exactly what I’ve been looking for and craving for my salads. It is my new most favorite dressing ever! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

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  19. Definitely interested in the salad dressing e-book…I’d say we have at least one of your other dressings everyday at our house and always have Living Caesar dressing from Eat, Drink, and Be Vegan in the fridge. My 3 year old just calls it “my favourite salad”! She’s almost as addicted to it as I am!
    I’m so excited for the new book too!

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  22. Yes, please offer a salad dressing e-book. I eat pounds of salad, and dressing is my downfall. I can design a delicious oil and vinegar dressing with three ingredients. I know the basics of reduced oil dressings, but developing one I really love is a challenge. Plus I hate tossing out my failures.

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  23. You know me, I’m always interested in new cookbooks/ebooks. I’d love another ebook with oil-free salad dressings! Also, I have a bunch of chickpeas in the fridge and I look forward to making this tonight to put on my lunch bowl tomorrow. 🙂

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  25. Hi Dreena!

    I would love an ebook for salad dressings! Sounds like a lot of fun. I also love the idea to pair the dressing with different rainbow bowls. Lately, Ive been into brown rice bowls filled with spaghetti squash/Delicata, avocado, roasted fennel (love it because of you!!), heirloom tomatoes, and cucumber. All drizzled with tahini and lemon. So nourishing and delicious – a feast for the eyes and soul 🙂 Next time Im adding sweet potato and using this dressing!

    Thank you! Hope you have a great week ahead. Lots of love xoxo Happy October!

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  27. I would definitely be interested in the e-book for salad dressings. I also like the idea of food pairing ideas to go with each dressing. Quick question- can Frank’s Red Hot be used instead of Tabasco in this recipe? Thanks!

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    • Thanks Faith! I haven’t used Frank’s Red Hot – does it have chipotle flavor? The chipotle hot sauce is a little hot but with a very smoky essence, so the heat isn’t intense. All the same, if you love that brand – go for it!

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  29. This is beautiful! Minus the avocado (many members of my family, including me, can’t eat it without stabbing pains) 🙁

    How long would this last in the fridge?

    Thank you!!!
    Jennie

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    • Oh dear, that’s awful Jennie. I kind of take avocados for granted, we eat them so regularly. It keeps at least 4 days in the fridge, possibly 5-6. Enjoy!

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  30. If you do make a sauces/dressings e-book I would especially love it if you include suggestions of ingredients to pair with it for awesome salads/bowls like you do here!

    And I am SO excited for Plant Powered Families and can’t wait to place my preorder!!!

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  33. Hello Dreena! I am lazy and tend to always the same salad dressing which is basically olive oil, lemon juice , tahini and mustard….having said that, i wd. love an e book with alternatives! 🙂

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    • Ha, well I get that Jane, there is something to be said for a favorite, reliable, tasty. and versatile recipe like that. Thanks for the yes vote!

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  35. I would love a little ebook with some whole foods-based salad dressing recipes. I’ve got nothing against oil in moderation, but if I can use more nutrient-dense ingredients and still get that creamy, smooth mouth feel that oil gives, I’m very interested!

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