roasted cauliflower and lentil salad with lemon dill dressing

Happy Monday.

Here’s what’s in store for this week’s {MM}:

a recipe for a roasted cauliflower & lentil salad (it was a hit with all members of the bring joy household)
pics from our latest excursion to the beach
some fab links, including a round-up of the BEST recipes from this past week (check out those watermelon lime pops!)
a Flirty Aprons discount code especially for bring joy readers to save 50% off + FREE shipping for Father’s Day on all mens & boys aprons

We went to the beach!

The beach we like to frequent is a little south of Corpus Christi.

It’s located at San Pedro national park, and is one of our favorite places to spend time together as a family. We *really* miss the mountains of Washington & Utah states, but the beach helps make up for what Texas lacks in mountain climbing opportunities.

The beach isn’t usually covered in so much seaweed, but this last time around the whole beach front was covered in layers of seaweed.

This kind of seaweed must be iron rich as it was varying hues of copper. It didn’t bother us much–kind of like an organic rug at the beach :).

This week’s {MM} recipe, a roasted cauliflower and lentil salad, like many of my recipes, is a meal in a bowl (my fave!).

And, everyone, including Joseph, and my pickiest eaters, liked it.

roasted cauliflower & lentil salad with lemon dill dressing

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

Serving Size: 1/6 of the recipe

Calories per serving: 274 calories

Fat grams per serving: 10 g

roasted cauliflower & lentil salad with lemon dill dressing

A meal in a bowl. Vegan, gluten-free, grain-free lentil salad with roasted cauliflower & a tangy dill dressing.

Ingredients

1 medium/large head cauliflower
2 TBS. olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cumin
freshly ground black pepper
3 c. cooked lentils (about 1 c. dry)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. paprika
1 TBS. olive oil (optional)
1 large head romaine lettuce
4 carrots, peeled & shredded

lemon dill dressing:

juice of 2 medium lemons
1/2 c. raw cashews
1/3 c. water
2 TBS. cold-pressed flax seed oil | or olive oil or additional water
pinch salt
1 TBS. agave
1/2 tsp. cumin
1 1/2 TBS. dill (fresh or dried)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 F.
Wash and cut cauliflower into chunks.
Place cauliflower on baking sheet. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil & toss, using your hands. Sprinkle salt & cumin over cauliflower. Add some freshly ground black pepper. Toss again, using your hands.
Roast for 20-25 minutes on 400 F (I like mine more on the roasted side, so I roast closer to the 25 minute mark). About halfway through, toss.
In the meantime, cook lentils if you don't have any cooked on hand (1 cup dry + 3 cups water). Bring water to boil, add lentils, turn down to low simmer on medium heat. Cover and cook for 20 or so minutes, or until lentils are soft.
Wash & chop romaine lettuce into bite size chunks. Shred carrots. In large bowl, toss carrots & lettuce. Place in large bowl.
Next, make your dressing by combining all dressing ingredients except for dill. Blend on high until smooth (I do 1-2 cycles on dressings in my Blendtec).
Once cauliflower is done, remove from oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes.
Once lentils are cooked, place in colander and rinse under cold water to cool. Toss olive oil, salt, cumin & paprika with lentils.
If you are going to serve and eat immediately: Add lentils & 2/3 roasted cauliflower to romaine/carrot mix and toss. Top with remaining cauliflower. Serve and eat immediately.
For make-ahead meals: Store lentils and cauliflower, dressing, and lettuce mix all separately in air tight containers in fridge for up to 3 days. Once ready to serve, combine ingredients as instructed above.

37 g carbs, 13 g fiber, 14 g protein, 5 g sugar; 7 WWP points

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