Loaded vegan salad with maple mustard dressing

One of my favorite meals lately, it's filling enough to be a full lunch or dinner.

Ingredients (1 large bowl)

• Mixed greens as the base
• ½–¾ cup chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• ½–1 avocado, diced or sliced
• 1–2 medium carrots, shredded or julienned
• ½–1 cucumber, sliced or diced
• Frozen sweet potato croutons air fried until crispy
• A handful of turmeric seasoned almonds for crunch

Maple mustard dressing

• Dijon or yellow mustard
• Maple syrup to taste
• Splash of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
• Garlic powder, salt and pepper
• A little oil if you want it creamier
• Whisk everything together until smooth and adjust to taste

Instructions

1. Prep your veggies, slice cucumber, dice avocado, shred carrots
2. Add greens to a large bowl
3. Top with chickpeas, avocado, carrots and cucumber
4. Scatter the sweet potato croutons and turmeric almonds on top
5. Drizzle the dressing over everything, toss lightly and enjoy!