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Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Creamy Honey Mustard Vinaigrette. Cauliflower and chickpeas, roasted with olive oil, smoky chipotle, paprika, and garlic until lightly charred, crisp, and delicious. All tossed together with a simple honey mustard vinaigrette, springtime salad greens, cucumbers, fresh herbs, feta cheese, and avocado for a salad that’s plentiful, healthy, and filling. Enjoy this salad for dinner and save the leftovers for lunch the next day. The perfect salad for all the summer days ahead.
This post is in partnership with KitchenAid.
With the longer days, warmer weather, and springtime produce now in stores, I am really embracing the “hearty” salads right now. And when it comes to salads, I really like them big, plentiful, and robust. No wimpy bowls of lettuce, you know?
Enter this roasted cauliflower salad. With a mix of roasted and fresh ingredients, it’s the perfect salad for summer. It’s also great for meal prep, and most importantly, it’s satisfying and delicious
Just like you guys, my life is go, go, go. And as I’ve said before, I am always in need of quick and easy recipes. Over the last year I’ve slowly learned one very simple trick that’s a true game-changer when it comes to getting healthy recipes on the table every day of the week…
Use your oven and let it do all the work for you!
Honestly, if there’s one tip I have to give, it’s to invest in an amazing oven and USE IT! My KitchenAid 6-Burner Dual Fuel Freestanding Range, Commercial Style (with a gas cooktop and electric oven) are put to use pretty much every single day. Whether I’m baking my favorite cake, roasting vegetables, oven frying chicken, or making a cheesy pizza, my dual fuel KitchenAid range is almost always in use. It’s honestly one of the most reliable kitchen appliances I’ve ever owned.
For this spring cauliflower salad, I roasted both the cauliflower and the chickpeas together on ONE sheet pan. I can trust my electric oven to evenly roast the cauliflower, and crisp up the chickpeas, so I crank the oven up to a super high temperature.
You’ll also need plenty of spring greens, cucumbers, your favorite herbs, avocado, and some good feta cheese. I wanted to keep the salad base simple, since the cauliflower and chickpeas are pretty filling and bulk the salad up with healthy fiber and protein.
For the vinaigrette, I went with something a little different. I made a creamy honey mustard vinaigrette using tahini, honey, mustard, and apple cider vinegar. This makes for an extra creamy, sweet, and tangy vinaigrette.
I love tossing ingredients onto a sheet pan and creating a meal out of it. Using just one sheet pan for an entire meal eliminates extra dishes, freeing up time for you to relax before dinner.
For me, this probably means baking up a batch of my favorite cookies, or mixing up a new cocktail. But you can pick your own guilty pleasure. Have some YOU time while your trusty oven cooks dinner for you. See, how could you not love appliances that take care of all the hard work for you?
Something that people don’t know a lot about, but is one of my favorite tools in the kitchen is the 6-Burner Dual Fuel Freestanding Range’s conversion system. The built-in conversion system takes all the guesswork out of convection cooking, always ensuring exceptional results. The convection settings provide even baking results on all racks, even browning and faster roasting times for meats, which decreases the cooking times needed to get delicious results similar to outdoor grilling. So cool, right?
I really love that this range is dual fuel. It’s truly the best of both worlds. Precise control and flexibility with a gas cooking surface, combined with the reliability of an electric oven. This was one of the main reasons I decided to go with this range, and I could not be happier.
So use your oven…starting with this healthy spring salad!
If you make this roasted cauliflower salad, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
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Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Creamy Honey Mustard Vinaigrette.
Servings: 6
Calories Per Serving: 648 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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Ingredients
- 1 large head of cauliflower, cut into florets
- 1 can (14 ounce) chickpeas, drained
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chipotle chili powder
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 6 cups mixed greens
- 2 Persian cucumbers, sliced
- 1/4 cup fresh herbs, such as parsley, basil, and or dill, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped chives
- 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 1-2 avocados, sliced
Creamy Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- juice of 1 lemon
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- kosher salt
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.2. On a large rimmed baking sheet, combine the cauliflower, chickpeas, olive oil, chili powder, paprika, garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Toss well to evenly coat. Transfer to the oven and roast for 20 minutes, or until tender and lightly charred.3. Meanwhile, in a large salad bowl, combine the mixed greens, cucumbers, herbs, and chives.4. To make the vinaigrette. Combine all ingredients in a glass jar or measuring cup and shake (or whisk) until completely smooth. Taste and adjust the salt and pepper.5. Toss the roasted cauliflower and chickpeas in with the salad. Add a little of the vinaigrette and toss to combine. Top the salad with avocado and feta cheese. Serve and enjoy! The salad keeps well for 3-4 days in the fridge, add the vinaigrette just before serving.
This post was originally published on June 15, 2019
Sounds delicious. Can’t wait to make! For those of you complaining about the obvious sponsorship, how do you think food bloggers make a living? We certainly aren’t paying them for every recipe that we use. Sponsorships, amongst other revenue sources, enable certain food bloggers to make recipes for us full-time. So, if you enjoy these recipes, realize what has to happen in order for all of us to have free access to such a myriad of fantastic recipes.
Hi Lucy! I hope you absolutely love this recipe if you get the chance to make it! Also, thank you so much for your comment and for supporting me! It means a lot! xTieghan
This looks so delicious, I can’t wait to make it! Thank you for all the healthy meal inspiration, you are the best T!
You are so sweet! I am so glad you like this recipe and others! Hope this turns out amazing for you, Maxine! Thank you! xTieghan
Ummm, this is so stinking good! ?? May have to make this as my side dish for an upcoming picnic at my daughter’s preschool for all the parents.
On a side note, totally awesome you partnered with KitchenAid. Love their appliances. And I didn’t think it was blatant advertising or in need of being toned down. Keep doing you, because your recipes are rad, and obviously KitchenAid thinks so, also.
Ooo I hope everyone loved this salad, Cassie! Thank you so much for your comment. I love to hear that! xTieghan
This was delicious. The dressing could be used several different ways and roasting chickpeas with other vegetables may be my new favorite thing! Thank you!
Yes love that! And so happy this turned out so well, Chris! Thank you for trying it! xTieghan
I made this for dinner last night – soooooo tasty – and looking forward to left overs for lunch this week! Yummy as ever!!
Thank you so much Janey! xTieghan
Made this tonight and it was so dang good. I Made 1/2 the recipe, ate 1 portion for dinner and then packed 2 portions away for lunches this week. I served it with red lentil patties, which paired amazingly with the salad and that gorgeous dressing! Thank you once again for an amazing recipe!
Love when there are leftovers for lunch! Also, so glad you enjoyed this and I hope it is amazing all week! Thank you Maria! xTieghan
uicy, this salad alone is a meal.
Thank you Antonio! xTieghan
I made this last night! I loved the tahini dressing and roasted chickpeas & cauliflower! I’ve been really into chickpeas, lately and that tangy dressing with the spicy veggies hit the spot.
I’m sure others are thinking it, too, but 1) of course you have well-vetted sponsors – you’re an extremely successful blog, and (if anything) that should add validity to your recipes, and 2) CONGRATULATIONS on your barn…it looks amaaaaazing!!!
Hi Emily! I am so glad you loved this recipe!! Thank you so much for trying it! Also, you are too sweet! I could not be more excited about the barn and I am glad you like it too! xTieghan
I loved this recipe! Your website is fantastic.
Thank you so much Carol! I am so glad you loved this one! xTieghan
Hi Tieghan,
I made this yesterday for a family do. We were firing up the pizza oven for the first time this summer and we also did some bbq stuff so I almost didn’t bother, but I had the ingredients and decided to make the effort. So glad i did! It rounded out the meal (along with some other dips and potato salad) and got LOTS of compliments; people really liked the unusual combination of spicy and roasted with the fresh greens. Thank you!!
Thank you so much for trying this Liz! So glad it turned out amazing for you! xTieghan
yum, I’d dive into this straight away
Thank you Ruth! xTieghan
This.sounds crazy good. Where in the grocery do I find the tahini, and is the chipolte chili powder near the spices? I know–duh!
Thanks!
Jane
Hi Jane! Tahini should be near the nut and seed butters! And yes chipotle chili powder should be in the spice section, but if you cannot find it I would just ask! xTieghan
Yea pretty clear that this post is sponsored in a big way. I’m sure the recipe is good, but just makes me wary when brand name appliances are involved.
Hi! I stated in a post on the same day that the appliances are KitchenAid and it was in partnership with them. I hope you try this recipe and enjoy it! xTieghan
Wow the advertising for the oven isnt even slightly subtle. Seriously need to tone that down or just be upfront about the fact they are supplying you with stuff.
Hi! Yes, I did partner with KitchenAid for my barn and have stated it in other posts. I hope you try this recipe! xTieghan
roasted cauliflower, why didn’t I think of that? I’m kinda sick of straight up cauliflower since I eat it regularly as part of my diet, so anything different is much appreciated, same with all of the other components and flavors in this salad, thank you!
I am so glad you loved this Sabrina! Thank you so much! xTieghan