Vegan Caesar Salad | Two Jade Bowls

Ingredients

• 1 pound peeled garlic cloves
• 12 thyme branches
• 3 bay leaves
• about 2 cups olive oil
• 1/3 - 1/2 cup raw cashews
• 1/4 -1/3 cup water
• 3 garlic confit cloves
• 1-2 teaspoons garlic confit oil
• 1 teaspoon whole grain mustard
• juice of 1/2 - 2/3 lemon
• 3-4 tablespoons good quality olive oil
• big pinch salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 15 ounce can of chickpeas
• 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 big pinches of salt
• few big pinches of dried red pepper or Tajin
• 1/2 teaspoon nutritional yeast
• several cups arugula or romaine
• 3/4 cup croutons, preferably homemade
• sliced green olives such as castelvetranos, optional
• handful of basil leaves, optional
• 1/2 cup shredded purple cabbage, optional