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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.
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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
Wow. Wow. Wow. Just made this and it was unreal. I substituted white wine vinegar instead of apple cider and goat cheese crumbles instead of feta.
This is going in the permanent recipe book! The dressing is to die for!
Thank you so much Alyssa! I am so glad you loved this! xTieghan
Your salad recipes (this, Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad, Thai Peanut Chicken Ramen Salad) have officially converted my fiance into a salad-for-dinner believer. All of your salad recipes are healthy, filling, and most importantly delicious. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much Whit! So glad you have been loving my salad recipes! xTieghan
This salad is incredible! There is so much texture and depth to it. It’s refreshing, spicy, creamy and aesthetically gorgeous.
I sent the recipe to a few of my colleagues who all loved it. I also brought it to a bbq and it was a big hit!
Thank you so much Tiff! I am so glad you loved this! xTieghan
This was delicious! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe. Love your site
Wow, I made this salad for dinner today. It was amazing. A perfect mix of different flavours. So glad there is something left to take it to the office tomorrow. Greetings from Germany
Thank you so much Christine! I am so glad you loved this recipe! xTieghan
This looks so good, and, after last night’s raves on the Street Corn Salad (similar flavors), I think this may be my next pot-luck contribution. One question, Tieghan: how do you deal with tahini? Not only does it separate, but the bottom layer is so solid I have trouble chiseling it out. Would it make sense to blend the whole jar and store it in the fridge?
Hey Sandy! I like to blend up the entire jar when I first up it. This really helps keep the tahini a nice consistency and makes it user to use too. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
This was so delicious – especially the salad. The cauliflower definitely has heat to it, so my kids weren’t able to eat it, but everything else was perfect.
Thank you Lauren! xTieghan
This is an easy delicious recipe to make. All the unique flavors blend so well. I didnt have mixed greens but used romaine – still delicious!
Thank you so much Mary Ann! So glad you loved this! xTieghan
Delicious! I made this recipe for myself and stored the leftovers separately, and have been remaking the salad each day for lunch.
So glad you loved this! Thank you so much Erin! xTieghan
Delicious! I made the salad a couple of nights ago as our main dish with a side of salmon. Healthy, hearty and yummy!
So glad you loved this Emily! Thank you for trying out this recipe! xTieghan
Omg this sounds so good. Is it possible with frozen cauliflower?? Thanks for ur advices
Hi there! Yes, frozen cauliflower will be great! No need to thaw before using, but roast an additional 5-10 minutes. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
Incredible. I would swear off meat (almost) if all vegetarian dishes tasted this amazing. Madd this to a tee and wouldn’t change a thing. Thank you!!
Thank you so much Tiffanie! xTieghan
This is so flavorful! I added kalamata olives, which was great! I was a little skeptical of the dressing recipe, but it was delicious!
Thank you so much Lucy! xTieghan
Hi Tieghan
Its Winter here in NZ so I hope you don’t mind that I served this over fluffy Quinoa instead of salad leaves.
I LOVE this recipe!
PS How do you keep your fridge / oven so smudge free?
Hi Deb! Just cleaning it down at the end of the day or after a few days is all! I am really glad you loved this with quinoa! xTieghan
Amazing…loved the dressing!!!
Thank you Kimberly! xTieghan