Vegan and gluten free curry roasted cauliflower sweet potato salad with sweet dried cranberries, fresh herbs and a creamy curry tahini dressing. This gorgeous cauliflower sweet potato salad is everything you could ever want. Easy to make, packed with veggies and absolutely addicting!
1head cauliflower, cut into medium-sized florets (about 3-4 cups florets)
1large sweet potato, cut into ½ inch cubes (about 2-3 cups diced sweet potato)
1tablespoonolive oil
1teaspooncurry powder
½teaspoonground turmeric
½teaspoongarlic powder
¼teaspoonred cayenne pepper
Freshly ground salt and pepper
For the add-ins:
⅔cupthawed frozen peas (just let them sit in warm water for a bit)
¼cupdiced green onion
⅓cupdried cranberries (or dried cherries)
½cupfinely chopped cilantro
optional: 1/4 cup finely chopped flat leaf parsley
For the dressing:*
3tablespoonstahini
1tablespoonfresh lemon juice
2-3tablespoonswarm water, to thin the dressing
½teaspooncurry powder
¼teaspoongarlic powder
½tablespoonfreshly grated ginger
¼teaspoonground turmeric
¼teaspoonsalt
Freshly ground black pepper
To garnish:
Extra cranberries & cilantro
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cauliflower florets and cubed sweet potatoes on a large baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, then sprinkle on curry powder, turmeric, garlic powder, red cayenne pepper and season with salt and pepper. Use clean hands to toss everything together until it’s well coated with oil and spices. Spread out evenly. Roast for 30 minutes, flipping halfway in between. We want the sweet potatoes to be somewhat fork tender but still have a slight bite.
Once done cooking, add roasted sweet potato and cauliflower to a medium bowl. Add in the thawed peas, green onion, cranberries, cilantro and parsley.
Make the dressing: In a small bowl, add in tahini, lemon juice, warm water, curry powder, garlic powder, ginger, turmeric, salt and pepper. Mix well to combine. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking. Add more warm water if necessary to thin out the dressing so it is spoonable. Fold the dressing into the rest of the ingredients until they are well coated. Serves 2-4, depending on how hungry you are. Garnish with a few extra scallions, cranberries and cilantro.
Notes
If you want this spicy, add 1/4 teaspoon more cayenne pepper to the dressing.If you find the dressing bitter, feel free to add 1-2 teaspoons of pure maple syrup to sweeten it up.