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Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Salad with Orange Ginger Cashew Dressing {Meal Prep}

March 19, 2018 12 Comments Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Lunch, Main Dish Salads, Meal Prep, Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian

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This Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Salad is perfect for a fresh and delicious meal prep lunch!

This Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Salad with Orange Ginger Cashew Dressing is such a light and flavorful meal prep lunch recipe! It's loaded with protein and veggies making it filling and healthy! Make it for meal prep or for dinner! Gluten free and vegan!

You know how you get back from vacation and then you just need another vacation? 🙂  We went  on a quick trip to Flagstaff and Sedona, AZ and it was so much fun!  I haven’t gone on a vacation in a really long time and it really does do the body good!

Although, I didn’t really follow my Weight Watchers diet while we were there and I came back feeling a little heavier than when I left, haha.

This Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Salad with Orange Ginger Cashew Dressing is such a light and flavorful meal prep lunch recipe! It's loaded with protein and veggies making it filling and healthy! Make it for meal prep or for dinner! Gluten free and vegan!

But, now I’m home and back at it and already feeling better!  I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but meal prep has really helped me stay on track lately when it comes to eating healthy.  It’s so easy to just grab my pre-made lunch out of the refrigerator and not to have to worry about what I’m going to eat.

I know some people have a hard time eating the same thing four days in a row for lunch, but I’m the complete opposite.  If the lunch is tasty, I’ll happily eat it all week long!  Today I made you a spring inspired Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Salad with Orange Ginger Cashew Dressing 🙂

This Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Salad with Orange Ginger Cashew Dressing is such a light and flavorful meal prep lunch recipe! It's loaded with protein and veggies making it filling and healthy! Make it for meal prep or for dinner! Gluten free and vegan!

It’s light, but also really filling from the chickpeas and quinoa.  It has so much flavor from the orange ginger dressing and is loaded with veggies!  I say, it’s a win-win vegan meal prep lunch 🙂   It can also easily be made as a big salad that would be great for a potluck or dinner salad.  Enjoy!

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Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Salad with Orange Ginger Cashew Dressing {Meal Prep}


★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
  • Author: She Likes Food
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 40 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Salad, Meal Prep, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten Free
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A delicious and fresh spring meal prep salad with tons of flavor!


Ingredients

  • 4 cups diced carrots
  • 2 cups cooked chickpeas
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • Garlic powder, to taste
  • Cumin, to taste
  • Paprika, to taste
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
  • 2 cups cooked quinoa, about 3/4 cup uncooked
  • 4 cups baby arugula

Orange Ginger Cashew Dressing:

  • 3 tablespoons cashew butter
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
  • 2 teaspoons tamari, or soy sauce (I like to use low sodium)
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
  • 1 small clove garlic, minced or grated

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.  Place the carrots on one side of a large sheet pan and the chickpeas on the other side.  Drizzle with olive oil and desired amount of spices and gently toss until coated.  Bake until carrots are tender and chickpeas are crispy, about 35 minutes.
  2. Add all dressing ingredients to a jar and either shake or whisk until creamy.  Portion dressing out into 4 small containers.
  3. Assemble the bowls: in each bowl or airtight meal prep container add 1/2 cup cooked quinoa, 1/4 of the carrots, 1/4 of the chickpeas and about 1 cup of baby arugula.
  4. Salads will stay good in the refrigerator for 4 days.  If you are worried about the arugula wilting, don’t put it in until the morning of.  Pour dressing over salad just before enjoying.

Notes

This salad doesn’t have to be used for meal prep.  You can also just mix everything together in a large bowl and serve.

Each serving has 6 Freestyle Weight Watchers Points (I used the juice of one orange rather than bottled orange juice to add less points)

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Comments

  1. Traci | Vanilla And Bean says

    March 20, 2018 at 12:16 pm

    Hooray for vacation, Izzy! I’d love to visit Sedona, I’ve heard so many good things! Indeed, it’s tough to get back into work mode once back :/ . I guess it’s a great time of year to visit too.. before it gets too hot. Meal planning for lunches helps me eat better during the week, rather than grabbing something and snacking on things that aren’t in my best interest! haha! This would be an ideal salad for me! Delicious!

    Reply
    • She Likes Food says

      March 22, 2018 at 4:53 pm

      It was beautiful, Traci! It was spring break so it was really busy but I’d love to go back in a less busier season. I have such a problem snacking on unhealthy things if I don’t get food in front of my face fast enough haha. Thanks, Traci! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Katie | Whole Nourishment says

    March 21, 2018 at 4:06 am

    Ooh, love this salad Izzya, especially that cashew dressing. Now gotta get my hands on some cashew butter next week when I’m in the US!

    Reply
    • She Likes Food says

      March 22, 2018 at 4:51 pm

      It’s funny cause I wanted to use tahini but the store didn’t have any so I bought cashew butter instead and really loved how it turned out! Thanks, Katie 🙂

      Reply
  3. Sherrie says

    March 29, 2018 at 7:29 am

    Love how this looks. One question-where did you get the cute rectangle containers? These would fit perfectly in my work bag. Thanks!

    Reply
    • She Likes Food says

      March 29, 2018 at 11:49 pm

      Hi Sherrie! I got them on Amazon, here is the link to them: https://amzn.to/2pMDuOX

      Reply
  4. Kristin says

    April 17, 2018 at 12:29 pm

    yum! this sounds really good. i love your meal prep options!

    Reply
    • She Likes Food says

      April 24, 2018 at 12:39 am

      Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy them 🙂

      Reply
  5. Laura says

    June 7, 2018 at 3:42 pm

    This recipe is just delicious – a really fantastic combo of ingredients and so healthy- leaves me feeling great all day after eating. We added sliced green onions on top which i really like.

    ★★★★★

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    • She Likes Food says

      June 10, 2018 at 12:07 am

      Thank you so much for the kind words, Laura! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 🙂

      Reply
  6. Cyndy says

    March 8, 2020 at 5:52 pm

    I LOVE this recipe. It is one of my go to’s for lunch meal preps. The dressing is probably the best I’ve ever had in my life. Will continue to eat this regularly, thankyou.

    ★★★★★

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    • She Likes Food says

      April 6, 2020 at 7:19 pm

      Thank you so much!!

      Reply

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