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Roasted Root Veggie Salad with Creamy Lemon Tahini Dressing

This Roasted Root Vegetable Salad with Creamy Lemon Tahini Dressing features seasoned, roasted root vegetables, fluffy quinoa, peppery arugula, juicy raisins, maple bourbon goat cheese, and buttery, herby walnuts.

Course Salad
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Build Time 10 minutes
Servings 6 to 8, servings

Ingredients

Salad

  • 2 sweet potatoes peeled and diced
  • 3 golden beets peeled and diced
  • 1 large parsnip peeled and diced
  • Olive oil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 red onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 tbsp. butter
  • 1/2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • Sea salt
  • 1 cup quinoa cooked according to package instructions
  • 2 cups argula
  • 6 oz bourbon maple goat cheese plain or honey works too
  • 1/4 cup raisins or chopped dates

Lemon Tahini Dressing

  • 1/3 cup tahini
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • Splash Worcestershire sauce optional
  • 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 3-4 tablespoons cold water
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Add all the vegetables to a large sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and add seasonings and toss until combined. Roast for about 25 minutes, turning with a spatula a couple times during baking.
  2. While the veggies roast, cook the quinoa. I like to cook mine in bone broth or regular chicken/vegetable broth for extra flavor.
  3. Roast walnuts for about 5-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Add to a bowl with the melted butter, brown sugar, fresh thyme, and sea salt (to taste) and toss until butter and brown sugar melts.
  4. For the dressing, combine the tahini through dijon mustard in a small bowl. Thin out with cold water as needed (the cold water also helps emulsify the dressing and makes it smooth and creamy). Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  5. Add all of the ingredients to a large, shallow serving dish. When ready to serve, add desired amount of dressing and toss until all the ingredients are well combined.
  6. Serve and enjoy!