Mediterranean Cauliflower Salad

This healthy Mediterranean cauliflower salad is filled with plant protein and flavors of dates, feta, almonds, cinnamon and tahini. The lemon tahini dressing has a slight spicy note that pairs well with the warm cinnamon flavors of the cauliflower.

You GUYS, the old me is back! I finally feel like I'm starting to eat my normal foods again. I mean, of course there is still the occasional I'm pregnant leave me alone food. But after a short trip to Florida, I feel rejuvenated and reenergized to bring you guys recipes of foods that I TRULY like and would eat.

When I was scheduling out my editorial calendar for this month, I was trying to push myself to make these recipes that I didn't want to eat or make and that's just not gonna fly. So today, I bring you this mediterranean cauliflower salad.

Ingredients in Healthy Cauliflower Salad

• Roasted cauliflower with cinnamon: When this is cooking in the oven, it smells amazing.
• Chopped dates: If you haven't had dates, do yourself a favor and get to your local grocery store and buy a bag. You can just buy 2-3 if you want from the produce section too. Sometimes they have them in bulk bins. I am in love with dates, I eat them before I workout with almond butter. The taste is like caramel.
• Feta & sliced almonds: Notice a trend yet? This healthy cauliflower salad embodies mediterranean flavor. The feta adds a nice salty note while the almonds add a crunch and dose of healthy fats.
• Quinoa: Because what would a plant based salad be without this seed? It adds protein to the salad. Make it up ahead of time and let it cool before assembling into the salad.
• Finely chopped spinach: I wanted to get us some greens (hello iron for baby) in this cauliflower salad, so I added some chopped spinach. If you don't like spinach, arugula would be a good alternative.
• Option to add black lentils or spiced chickpeas for an additional protein boost.

Lemon Tahini Dressing

Let's talk about this lemon tahini dressing for a second. If you don't like tahini, which is ground sesame seeds, you can use another creamy dressing like this almond turmeric dressing or a store bought variety. Sesame seeds are found in the Middle East and tahini is common in Mediterranean cooking, so it paired well with this salad.

• Tahini: You can find this in multiple places at the grocery store. I found some in the Kosher section and the international foods aisle.
• Lemon: Use half of the lemon for juicing and save the other to slice up and squeeze onto the salad right before eating.
• Cayenne & Cumin spices: This lemon tahini dressing has a little kick to it. If you don't want the heat, just omit the cayenne or decrease the amount.

To mix up the dressing, I used an immersion blender (like this one on Amazon) so that the dressing is a homogenous mixture. If you have a blender, that will work too.

If you like this recipe check out these other fun recipes!

• Mediterranean Cucumber Yogurt Dip
• Green Goddess Greek Power Bowl
• Chickpea salad with Mint and Pistachios

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