Name: Roast vegetable salad with garlic mustard dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 bunches baby beetroot; ½ butternut pumpkin, peeled, chopped coarsely; 2 small orange sweet potatoes (400g), peeled, quartered lenghtways; 1 bunch baby carrots, peeled; 1 medium red onion (170g), peeled, cut into eighths; ¼ cup (60ml) Extra virgin olive oil; 250 g truss cherry tomatoes; 2 bunches asparagus; 70 g baby spinach leaves; 180 g tub persian fetta, drained; ¼ cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves; Garlic mustard dressing; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 teaspoon horseradish cream; 1 teaspoon dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; ¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil

This hearty roast vegetable salad is a perfect example of how versatile, vibrant and satisfying salads can be. It has plenty of flavour with roasted beetroot, sweet potato, pumpkin and asparagus. The spicy mustard sauce with a hint of garlic brings the flavours of your roasted veggies together perfectly, and all the colours make it pretty as a picture.

Ingredients

2 bunches baby beetroot

½ butternut pumpkin, peeled, chopped coarsely

2 small orange sweet potatoes (400g), peeled, quartered lenghtways

1 bunch baby carrots, peeled

1 medium red onion (170g), peeled, cut into eighths

¼ cup (60ml) Extra virgin olive oil

250 g truss cherry tomatoes

2 bunches asparagus

70 g baby spinach leaves

180 g tub persian fetta, drained

¼ cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

Garlic mustard dressing

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 teaspoon horseradish cream

1 teaspoon dijon mustard

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil

Method

Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan. Line two large oven trays with baking paper.

Trim stalks and tails from beetroot. Wash well. Halve large beetroot. Wrap beetroot in foil; enclose to form a parcel. Place on an oven tray; roast 10 minutes. Divide pumpkin, sweet potato, carrots and onion between trays. Brush with oil, sprinkle with sea salt. Roast 30 minutes or until all vegetables are tender and beginning to brown. Remove vegetables from tray as they are done.

Add tomatoes and asparagus to tray; roast for 10 minutes or until just tender.

Remove beetroot from foil and gently rub the skin to remove.

Make garlic mustard dressing.

If transporting to a barbecue or picnic, pack the roasted vegetable, spinach, dressing, fetta and parsley separately. Just before serving, layer spinach and vegetables on a large serving platter; drizzle with dressing. Top with the fetta and parsley.

Garlic mustard dressing

Meanwhile, whisk garlic, horseradish cream, mustard and vinegar in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in oil. Season.

What types of vegetables are good for roasting?

Beetroot, carrot, pumpkin, potatoes and other root vegetables are a popular choice for roasting. But you can get beautiful flavours by roasting other vegetables too, including broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, eggplant and of course the tomatoes and asparagus roasted in this recipe.

What to serve with this roast vegetable salad

We think this roast vegetable salad is perfect on its own as a side dish for your Christmas table, but if you’d like to pad it out and make it a little more substantial to have as a healthy packed lunch, serve with brown rice or quinoa. A squeeze of lemon juice or a sprinkle of feta would also pair well with the spicy mustard dressing.

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