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    Home » Recipes » Soups & Salads » Roasted Vegetable Salad

    Published: Jul 16, 2023 by Linda Warren

    Roasted Vegetable Salad

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    Pack your salad with texture and incredible flavors when you roast your vegetables. This Roasted Vegetable Salad is a combination of colorful sweet roasted veggies set atop fresh greens and tomatoes then accented with pine nuts and feta cheese. Finish this healthy, seasonal salad with a drizzle of savory balsamic vinaigrette with honey.

    Roasted Vegetable Salad plated with balsamic vinaigrette in back.

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    Table of Contents

    • Healthy Salads for All Seasons
    • Why You'll Love This Roasted Veggie Salad
    • Ingredients
    • How to Make Roasted Vegetable Salad
    • Recipe Tips
    • Recipe Variations
    • Make Ahead - Meal Prep
    • How to Store and Freeze
    • More Vegetable Recipes

    Healthy Salads for All Seasons

    It's easy to eat healthy meals all year round! Salads are an excellent option, filled with an array of flavors, textures, and colors, plenty of fresh seasonal ingredients, and all the nutrients your body needs to stay healthy. Plus, they're easy to make and won't break the bank.

    Whether it's a Pear Rocket Salad for fall, Strawberry Chicken Salad for spring, Roasted Corn Salad for summer, or a classic Waldorf salad for winter holiday celebrations, there is something for everyone and for every season.

    Bite of roasted veggie salad on fork.

    Why You'll Love This Roasted Veggie Salad

    Cold roasted vegetable salad is a great take-a-long salad for work or school lunches.

    Warm roasted vegetable salad is a delicious entree or side dish.

    Perfect for a light vegetarian and meatless Monday meal.

    Excellent topped with grilled or roasted meat - chicken, steak, or seafood.

    Easy to customize (see variations below).

    Ingredients

    Roasted vegetables:

    Roasted vegetable ingredients on cutting board.
    • Sweet potato
    • Onion
    • Colorful bell peppers
    • Zucchini
    • Carrots
    • Yellow Summer Squash
    • Garlic cloves
    • Olive oil
    • Fresh rosemary, thyme, or oregano
    • Salt & Pepper

    Salad:

    Salad ingredients including greens.
    • Salad greens
    • Grape tomatoes
    • Pine nuts
    • Feta cheese

    Roasted vegetable dressing:

    Salad dressing ingredients.
    • Balsamic vinegar
    • Olive oil
    • Honey
    • Garlic clove
    • Salt & Pepper

    How to Make Roasted Vegetable Salad

    How to roast the vegetables:

    Prep steps for vegetables.
    1. Cut the vegetables making sure that they are all about the same size. Add to bowl with garlic.
    2. Season with salt and pepper.
    Drizzling olive oil over cut veggies.
    1. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat.
    Vegetables on baking sheet for roasting.
    1. Spread the vegetables out on 1-2 baking sheets with sides. Try not to overcrowd as you want them to roast not steam. Add sprigs of oregano, thyme and rosemary for more flavor but this is totally optional.
    Roasted vegetables on baking sheet.
    1. Place the sheets in a preheated 425°F oven and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until crisp. Turn halfway through cooking time to brown both sides. Remove from oven and let cool.

    Balsamic vinaigrette dressing for vegetables:

    Steps to make balsamic vinaigrette.
    1. Place all ingredients, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, garlic, salt, and pepper in a cruet or bowl.
    2. Shake or stir to mix. Set aside.

    How to assemble this roasted veggie salad:

    Assembling salad.
    1. Place salad greens and tomatoes, either whole or halved, in a large bowl.
    2. Scatter pine nuts on top.
    Plated salad topped with roasted vegetables sprinkling on balsamic dressing.
    1. Plate the mixed greens and top with the roasted veggies and a sprinkle of feta cheese. Drizzle with dressing and serve.

    Recipe Tips

    • Use washed and ready-to-eat bagged salad greens for faster meal preparation.
    • Make sure there is room between the vegetables so the hot air circulates around them and browns them evenly.
    • Remember to flip the veggies halfway through roasting.
    • Rotate the pan (front to back) halfway through roasting. If using 2 pans, switch the racks they are on.
    • Toast the pine nuts in a skillet or the oven for extra nutty flavor. Watch while you're toasting them because they will burn quickly.

    Recipe Variations

    It's so easy to customize this salad to suit your taste preferences or to use seasonal vegetables. Here are some ideas:

    Salad Greens:

    • Arugula
    • Kale
    • Spinach
    • Romaine

    Beans and chickpeas are a great addition to a salad:

    • Cannellini beans or other white beans
    • Chickpeas - Add them to the pan with the veggies or sprinkle them on top.

    Instead of serving the roasted veggies over greens, serve them over:

    • Couscous
    • Farro
    • Lentils
    • Orzo
    • Quinoa
    • Pasta

    Other vegetables in addition to or instead of:

    • Broccoli
    • Cauliflower
    • Butternut Squash
    • Eggplant
    • Pumpkin
    • Root vegetables - beets, potatoes, radishes, parsnips

    Salad dressings:

    • Apple cider vinaigrette
    • Avocado dressing
    • Greek dressing
    • Red wine vinaigrette

    Cheeses:

    • Blue cheese
    • Goat cheese
    • Gruyere

    Make Ahead - Meal Prep

    Chop all the vegetables up to 2 days in advance. Store them in separate containers in the fridge.

    Make the dressing up to 4 days in advance.

    How to Store and Freeze

    Storing: Store the roasted vegetables without the dressing in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Store the salad components (lettuce, tomatoes, pine nuts, and cheese) in their own separate containers. Keep lettuce and cheese in the fridge. Pine nuts and tomatoes should be stored at room temperature.

    You can warm the cold leftover roasted vegetables in the microwave or the oven. Microwave in 30-second intervals until warm. To warm them in the oven, spread them out on a baking sheet and bake them at 400°F for about 5 minutes.

    Freezing: Allow the roasted veggies to cool to room temperature. Freeze the roasted vegetables without the dressing in a plastic freezer bag, squeezing out the air before sealing the bag. They will last up to 3 months. Thaw them in the fridge overnight.

    More Vegetable Recipes

    • Air Fryer Spaghetti Squash
    • Grilled Acorn Squash
    • Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes
    • Roasted Broccoli
    • Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Bacon

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    Bite of salad on fork.

    Roasted Vegetable Salad

    Roasted Vegetable Salad is a combination of sweet roasted veggies atop fresh greens, tomatoes, and feta cheese and finished with a drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette.
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    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 596kcal
    Author: Linda Warren

    Equipment

    • Oil & Vinegar Bottle

    Ingredients

    Roasted Vegetables

    • 1 sweet potato chopped
    • 1 onion cut in 8ths then separated
    • 2 colorful bell peppers sliced then cut in half (I used 1 red and 1 yellow)
    • 1 zucchini quartered lengthwise then sliced
    • 1 yellow summer squash quartered lengthwise then sliced
    • 4-6 carrots sliced
    • 4-5 cloves garlic finely chopped
    • ⅓ cup extra light virgin olive oil
    • Sprigs of rosemary thyme and/or oregano (optional)
    • Salt & pepper to taste

    Balsamic Vinaigrette with Honey

    • ⅓ cup olive oil
    • 2 ½ Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
    • 2 Tablespoons honey
    • 1 clove garlic minced
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper

    Salad

    • 2-3 cups greens
    • 1 pint grape tomatoes whole or halved
    • ¼ cup pine nuts
    • ⅓ cup feta cheese

    Instructions

    Roasted Vegetables

    • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
    • Prepare vegetables. When cutting up the vegetables, make sure they are about the same size so they cook evenly.
    • Toss all vegetables in a large bowl with the garlic, olive oil, and seasonings.
    • Pour onto a baking sheet with sides, making sure not to crowd them. If you need to, you can use 2 sheets. Place in oven and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until crisp, turning once halfway through.

    Balsamic Vinaigrette with Honey

    • Combine all vinaigrette ingredients and whisk well. Set aside.

    To assemble

    • Mix greens, tomatoes and sprinkle with pine nuts.
    • Plate the greens mixture onto individual serving dishes, top with some of the roasted vegetables then top with feta cheese.
    • Either sprinkle with balsamic dressing or serve it on the side.

    Notes

    MAKE AHEAD
    Chop all the vegetables up to 2 days in advance. Store them in separate containers in the fridge.
    Make the dressing up to 4 days in advance.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 596kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 29g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 530mg | Potassium: 1216mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 21535IU | Vitamin C: 122mg | Calcium: 152mg | Iron: 3mg

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