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This Vegan Roasted Vegetable Salad with Tahini Dressing is packed with flavour and nutrition! Perfect for a potluck, or a summer side dish.

Summer is officially here! Bring on the warm days, picnics, and time spent with family and friends. Today I am showing you how to make a salad perfect for this time of year. This Vegan Roasted Vegetable Salad with Tahini Dressing is full of colourful veggies, satisfying crunch, and a deliciously creamy dressing. 

What’s great about this recipe is that it is completely customizable. If you don’t have the ingredients listed below, try some of these alternatives:

• Want to use up the leftover veggies in your fridge? Roast them up and toss them with your go-to crunchy greens. 
• Millet gives this salad a little extra bulk and texture. If you don’t have millet, good alternatives can be quinoa or couscous. 
• Sprinkled on top are crunchy roasted chickpeas, these can be subbed out and replaced with various seeds such as roasted sunflower seeds. 
• The tahini dressing can be made sweeter by adding more agave or maple syrup.

I can’t forget to mention that this delicious bowl is a nutrition powerhouse. It contains loads of fibre, various vitamins and minerals, protein, some iron, and antioxidants. 

How to Make this Vegan Roasted Vegetable Salad with Tahini Dressing:

Roasted Chickpeas Ingredients:

• 1 can of Chickpeas
• 1 tsp Olive Oil
• ½ tsp Paprika
• ½ tsp Garlic Powder
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Salad Ingredients:

• 1 bunch of Kale
• 1 large Sweet Potato
• 1-2 Beets
• 1 Green or Yellow Zucchini
• 1 cup of Millet

Tahini Dressing Ingredients:

• ¼ cup Tahini
• 1-2 tbsp Agave or Maple Syrup
• Juice of half a Lemon
• 3 tbsp of Water

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 425 Degrees Fahrenheit. 
• Drain and rinse the chickpeas, and toss in a bowl with oil, garlic, paprika, salt, and pepper until they are well coated. Distribute onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and set aside. 
• Prepare the vegetables by slicing them into thin discs and then again into halves. The beets should be the thinnest as they take the longest to cook. Aim for ½ cm or less. 
• Distribute the vegetables onto a separate baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Place both the vegetables and the chickpeas in the oven side by side on the middle rack. Remove the chickpeas after 15 minutes and the vegetables after 20-25 minutes or until tender. 
• As the vegetables and chickpeas are cooking prepare the millet according to package instructions. Set aside and let cool.
• Remove the vegetables from the oven and let cool. Adding the vegetables to the salad when they are too hot will soften the kale. 
• Prepare the dressing by whisking together the tahini, agave, lemon juice, and water.
• Finally, assemble all the ingredients in a large salad bowl, leaving the roasted chickpeas until last to retain their crunch.

Tip: Massaging the kale for 3 minutes with some olive oil, a squeeze of lemon juice, and a pinch of salt will enhance the flavour and reduce bitterness. 

I hope you enjoyed this recipe, and I can’t wait for the opportunity to share even more plant-based dishes with you!

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