Friday, April 18, 2014

Curry Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Salad with Sweet Tahini Dressing.


I crave this salad like it's dessert and I can't help but go back for seconds. Every. Time.

Usually salad aren't my first choice for a meal, but lately I've been experimenting more with toppings and dressings and they've started to grow on me. A while back I discovered this amazing Sweet Tahini Dressing from Happy. Healthy. Life and I've been drizzling it on everything. It's my favorite on roasted cauliflower and carrots!

Not long after I discovered the Sweet Tahini Dressing I came across a recipe for curry roasted cauliflower and knew that I would wanted to try both of them together. So I got to it. I added in chickpeas for some protein and crunch and the combination was just as I hoped: INCREDIBLE!


Curry Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpeas
(Serves 4)

Ingredients:
  • 1 head cauliflower cut into florets
  • 2 cups (or 1 can) chickpeas, rinsed
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions:
  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
  • Prepare a baking tray with aluminum foil and set aside.
  • Place the cauliflower florets and chickpeas in a large bowl and drizzle with the olive oil.
  • Shake the curry powder, salt and pepper overtop of the veggies and toss everything together so that the cauliflower and chickpeas get fully coated with the spices.  
  • Pour the veggies on your prepared baking tray and roast in the oven for about 20 minutes until fork tender.



For Kathy's Sweet Tahini Dressing you'll need:

  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 - 2 tablespoons agave nectar
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Juice of one small lemon
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Place all the dressing ingredients into a bowl and whisk until smooth.


Curry Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Salad 
with Sweet Tahini Dressing
(Serves 4)

Ingredients:
  • 4 servings of spinach
  • 1 recipe for Curry Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpeas (see above)
  • 1 recipe for Sweet Tahini Dressing (see above)
Directions:
  1. Evenly divide the spinach among four bowls and top with the curry roasted veggies and dressing.
  2. That's all there is to it! Enjoy!






2 comments:

  1. This looks really easy and delicious! Next week I'm going on a diet reset where I have to eat vegetarian.... I'm adding this recipe to the mix!

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    1. Thanks Marnie! I'd love to know what you think once you try it!

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