Roasted Cauliflower Caesar Salad

Today we're making a Caesar Salad with boston lettuce and roasted golden cauliflower in place of croutons and a homemade dressing. Garnished with hemp seeds.

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Course: dinner, Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: healthy salad, salad

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 30

Servings:

Calories: 391kcal

Author: Dr. Stephanie Gray ~www.drstephanieskitchen.ca

Equipment

Oven
1 large mixing bowl
1 sheet pan
1 small food processor or immersion blender
1 salad bowl

Ingredients

1 medium cauliflower
1.5 tbsp avocado oil
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 head boston lettuce torn into bite sized pieces
3 tbsp hemp seeds
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tbsp avocado oil mayonnaise
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp capers
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Cut cauliflower into florets. Put in a large bowl.
In a small bowl, mix 1 tsp turmeric and 1/2 tsp onion powder with 1.5 tbsp avocado oil. Pour over cauliflower and toss.
Spread cauliflower on baking sheet. Roast cauliflower for about 30 minutes.
To make the dressing: put olive oil, mayo, Dijon, capers, garlic, lemon, turmeric, black pepper in a small food processor. Process until smooth.
To make the salad: in a salad bowl or individual bowls, put the lettuce on the bottom. Top with roasted cauliflower. Pour dressing over top. Use tongues to mix dressing in. Garnish with hemp seeds.

Notes

Substitute romaine or any soft lettuce for boston lettuce.

Substitute regular mayonnaise for avocado mayonnaise.

Substitute curry powder for turmeric.

Substitute olive oil for avocado oil.

Substitute 1 tbsp anchovies for capers.

The recipe for the Caesar salad dressing makes a generous amount (just over 1/2 cup). The fat content listed in nutritional information comes mostly from the dressing and is calculated for the entire amount being used.

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