Warm Autumn Salad with Creamy Tahini Dressing

Recipe Details
Ingredients
- For the salad
- 1 head curly kale, chopped
- 1 cup raw quinoa (yields about 3 cups cooked)
- 3 cups cabbage shredded, roasted
- 1 large sweet potato, cubed and roasted
- 1 cup pickled red onions
- 2 avocados, diced
- ½ cup feta cheese
- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
- A little olive oil
- Salt
- Turmeric
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon coconut amino sauce (or soy sauce)
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- 2 tablespoons runny tahini
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Black pepper to taste
- Garlic to taste
For seasoning the quinoa while cooking:
Creamy tahini dressing
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa, adding a little olive oil, salt, and turmeric to the cooking water, then set aside to cool.
- Roast the sweet potato and cabbage in the oven until golden and crispy.
- In a large bowl, add the chopped kale and massage it gently with your hands to soften it.
- Add the cooked quinoa, sweet potato, cabbage, pickled onions, avocado, cheese, and sesame seeds.
- Prepare the dressing by blending all the ingredients in a blender or using an immersion blender until smooth and creamy.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and mix well.
- Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator as a meal-prep friendly dish.
Nutrition Information
Calories:430 Kcal
Carbohydrates:40 g
Protein:14 g
Fat:26 g
Saturated Fat:5 g
Polyunsaturated Fat:5.3 g
Monounsaturated Fat:14.1 g
Cholesterol:11.12 mg
Sodium:652 mg
Potassium:874 mg
Fiber:11 g
Sugar:5 g
Vitamin A:223 mcg
Vitamin C:57 mg
Calcium:202 mg
Iron:4.3 mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an estimate.
