Description
This vibrant Cauliflower Cashew Confetti Salad combines colorful cauliflower with crunchy apples and cashews, all tossed in a flavorful garlic shallot dressing for a refreshing and nutritious dish.
Ingredients
Scale
3 cloves garlic
peeled and finely minced
1 large shallot
peeled and finely minced
juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon sumac
1 teaspoon shallot salt
1 head purple cauliflower
cored and chopped
1 head orange cauliflower
cored and chopped
2 Granny Smith apples
cored and chopped
¾ cup cooked quinoa
½ cup cashews
chopped
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the minced garlic, shallot, lemon juice, maple syrup, sumac, and shallot salt to make the dressing.
- In a large salad bowl, mix the chopped purple and orange cauliflower, apples, cooked quinoa, and chopped cashews.
- Drizzle the garlic shallot dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine.
- Serve immediately or let it chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to enhance the flavors.
Notes
Feel free to add other vegetables or nuts to the salad for more texture and flavor.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Salad
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: Cauliflower Cashew Confetti Salad, salad recipe, healthy salad, quinoa salad, vegetarian