About this recipe
This buffalo chickpea salad with vegan homemade ranch will trick you into believing you are eating something at a fast food restaurant. But no, you will eat something healthy and good for your body from the first bite to the last. So, so good.
I have to share a personal story – this salad made my daughter fall in love with salads again. She used to avoid anything green, but the combination of the spicy buffalo chickpeas and creamy ranch dressing won her over. Now, she asks for this salad all the time! 🥰 It’s a family favorite and a great way to get kids excited about eating healthy.
I have to confess that I am obsessed with Buffalo sauce, but I have never tried buffalo wings, and the truth is I will never feel like it. However, the good thing about following a vegan diet is that you will never miss dishes or ingredients; you must be creative and look for plant-based ingredients.
This vegan ranch dressing recipe is perfect as a salad dressing, a dip for dipping veggies, or a drizzle over roasted potatoes, pizza, or cauliflower wings.
Ingredients to make the vegan buffalo sauce
- Hot sauce. You can use Cholula or Frankie’s hot sauce.
- Butter.
- Garlic and onion powder: not salt with garlic powder.
- Salt
best vegan RANCH DRESSING
- Yogurt.
- Mayonnaise.
- Garlic powder.
- Onion powder.
- Salt
- Fresh dill, parsley, and chives.
HOW TO MAKE CHICKPEAS IN BUFFALO SAUCE?
Mix the sauce and powders in a small bowl. Melt butter in a pan, then add the chickpeas and the sauce. Let them cook for about 3-5 minutes.
🔥TIP
This recipe for homemade buffalo sauce can be doubled and stored in the refrigerator to use with-in other recipes like:
• Crunchy cauliflower tacos
• To finish hummus
• To serve on top of some white bean quesadillas
How to make homemade vegan ranch dressing?
Remember the following points to make an amazing ranch dressing:
- Use fresh herbs for the best flavor.
- Chop the herbs finely or use a food processor.
- Adjust the taste by adding lime or lemon juice for acidity, or a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar for a tangy flavor.
Putting the salad together
And when you have the buffalo chickpeas and the vegan ranch dressing ready, the only thing left is to assemble the salad.
So, assemble a salad with romaine or kale, carrots, cucumber, and buffalo chickpeas, and drizzle with a couple of tablespoons of homemade ranch dressing.
Add other vegetables, such as peppers, celery, or green beans. You could chop everything and mix it for an over-the-sink salad or make a burrito with chickpeas, dressing, and veggies.
Buffalo Chickpeas with Homemade Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
Buffalo Chickpeas
- 1 ½ cup chickpeas or 1 can, drained
- ¼ cup hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Homemade Ranch Dressing
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons chives or scallions finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ¾ cup plain yogurt I use vegan yogurt
- 2 tablespoons vegan mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon salt
Salad
- 1 bunch romaine washed and roughly chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1 cucumber, chopped
Instructions
- Put all the sauce ingredients in a pan and mix so that the powders dissolve well. When they start to boil, add the chickpeas and leave for 5 minutes. Test and adjust the seasoning.
- For the homemade ranch, in a medium bowl mix the ingredients and let it rest for 5-10 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary, you may need more salt, more herbs or more garlic powder. Adjust the seasoning until delicous.
- Make the salad by putting a bed of lettuce on a plate, then top with carrots, cucumber, and chickpeas. Finish by adding a tablespoon or two of ranch dressing.
Notes
- For extra crunch, add some roasted sunflower seeds or chopped nuts to the salad.
- Adjust the level of spiciness by adding more or less buffalo sauce.
- Swap the mixed greens for your favorite leafy greens like spinach or kale.
- Add avocado slices for a creamy texture
Nutrition
information
Nutritional information of this recipe is only an estimate, the accuracy for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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