Nov 16^th 2015 >>

Roasted Winter Vegetable Salad with Maple Balsamic Dressing & organicgirl Giveaway

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Roasted Winter Vegetable Salad with Maple Balsamic Dressing is an easy side salad or entrée made with thyme roasted vegetables and homemade maple balsamic dressing!

What do you make when you run out of ideas for dinner? I roast vegetables and layer them over fresh greens. In fact, this Roasted Winter Vegetable Salad with Maple Balsamic Dressing is my go-to salad during the fall and winter months. I always have fresh greens in my fridge and use whatever fresh vegetables I picked up at the farmer’s market. The salad is easy and the dressing is made with ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. I use a few sprigs of fresh thyme from my herb garden and roast the vegetables in my oven with some olive oil and freshly ground black pepper.

For this recipe I used organicgirl sweet pea blend as the base of the salad, topped it with roasted winter vegetables, pepitas and fresh pomegranate arils. You can use your favorite combination of winter vegetables. I used sweet potato, carrots, red onion and beets. Sometimes I mix it up and add brussels sprouts or butternut squash. The maple balsamic dressing is quick and easy to make but if you want to save even more time, use one of organicgirl’s new salad dressing flavors. I love the lemon agave with these roasted vegetables. The salad dressing is now available at Publix so make sure to try it with your favorite salad!

Roasted Winter Vegetable Salad with Maple Balsamic Dressing

Yield: 3 to 4 servings

Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

30 mins

Total Time:

40 mins

 

Roasted Winter Vegetable Salad with Maple Balsamic Dressing is an easy side salad or entrée made with thyme roasted vegetables and homemade maple balsamic dressing!

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Ingredients

For the roasted vegetables:

• 1 medium sweet potato peeled and chopped
• 1 large beet or 2 small beets peeled and chopped
• 2 large carrots cut into small pieces
• 1/2 red onion sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• freshly ground pepper
• 2 or 3 sprigs sprigs of fresh thyme

For the salad:

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 4 ounces organicgirl sweet pea
• 3 tablespoons pepitas
• 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Arrange sweet potato, beets, carrots, and onion on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and toss. Season with pepper and thyme sprigs. Roast in oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until tender. Remove from oven.
2. To make the maple balsamic dressing, in a small bowl whisk the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, Dijon mustard, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
3. To make the salads, divide the sweet pea greens between 3 or 4 salad bowls. Top each with roasted veggies, pepitas and pomegranate seeds, dividing evenly. Serve with maple balsamic dressing and enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Calories: 620, Fat: 50g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Sodium: 122mg, Potassium: 720mg, Carbohydrates: 38g, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 21g, Protein: 6g, Vitamin A: 6795%, Vitamin C: 14.6%, Calcium: 75%, Iron: 4%

*Nutritional information is an estimate. Please consult a doctor or nutritionist for the most accurate nutritional info.

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Roasted Winter Vegetable Salad with Maple Balsamic Dressing

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Don’t miss these other fall and winter salad recipes:

Fall Mason Jar Salad

Roasted Beet and Orange Salad 

Cauliflower Kale Salad with Pomegranate and Apricots

This post is sponsored by organicgirl. As always, all opinions are my own.