Gluten Free Stuffing Salad with Sweet Onion Dressing! A Gluten Free Stuffing recipe with a twist! This easy Holiday side dish combines the comfort food of traditional stuffing with a healthy winter salad! All tossed together in no time and served with a warm sweet onion dressing. A stuffing recipe that is light and flavorful, but still a way to enjoy a classic Thanksgiving side dish! You’ll be hooked, I promise!
Hey friends! I’m super excited about this week. Get ready for some corny cotter-ness. Haha. Yes! It’s time! This week Taylor and I are hosting a virtual Friendsgiving. Actually, it’s everything thing but the Turkey friendsgiving, and boy do we have some amazing gluten free sides and desserts to share! This gluten free stuffing salad being one.
But wait, let me back things up a bit before I get into the first recipe.
I can’t remember exactly when Taylor and I became good blogging friends, but somehow we did. And not a day goes by where we don’t text or interact via social media. She’s been such a blessing to me and I am so THANKFUL to call her a true friend and support.
Which leads me to this week. Since we can’t be at each other’s house for thanksgiving, we want to host a virtual Thanksgiving and invite all of you! The cool thing about this virtual get together is that we have an amazing company that has helped us host it and in a HEALTHY WAY!
Yep, you’ve seen me post about Better Body Foods before, in this dessert post. I’m super pumped to be able to continue to support their brand and what they are about. REAL ingredients, REAL food, REAL care about their product line, customers, and company. Trust me, I’ve had multiple phone calls with Better Body Foods and they truly care about giving to others and creating a healthy lifestyle. So for that, I am thankful. WE are thankful.
Now, enough mushy monday talk. Let’s get to even more exciting stuff. Ahem… like this EPIC recipe. Um, yes, I said EPIC!
This gluten free stuffing salad is more than stuffing. But also more that salad. Ha, does that make sense? I actually took one of my grandma’s old stuffing recipes and deconstructed it. It’s super easy to make but just as flavorful and comforting as true stuffing. The warmed sweet onion dressing being the secret COMFORT FOOD weapon!
So, all you need to is toast and roast your gluten free bread crumbs and veggies first. Just like you would with regular dressing.
Then you add that warm roasted mix to a bowl of chopped salad, radicchio, pumpkin seeds, chia, and dried cranberries. Top that with sliced egg and you are set!
Oh but wait, you must not forget the warm sweet onion (shallot) dressing. It’s also simple and easy to make!
I used Better Body Foods Agave Nectar, chopped onion, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, pepper, and just a tiny bit of Better body Foods Chia seeds to make it thicken. Almost like a poppy seed dressing. The Better Body Foods Organic Agave Nectar gives it that smooth texture but still light and sweet!
Just blend it up, warm it up for 20 seconds or so in the microwave or stove top, and then drizzle on top.
Gluten Free Stuffing Salad with Sweet Onion Dressing
Ingredients
- 4 pieces of gluten free bread
- 1/2 cup chopped carrots
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 c olive oil (maybe 1 tbsp more if you are using thick bread)
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 3 thyme sprigs
- pinch of black pepper
- 3 cups cabbage salad
- 1/2 to 2/3 cup chopped radicchio
- 2-3 hard boiled eggs, sliced
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- [i]2-3 tbsp pumpkin seeds and/or chia seeds (optional)
- Sweet Onion Dressing ingredients:[/i]
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp minced white onion or shallots
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2-3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp chia seed (optional)
- 1 teaspoon agave syrup
- 1 teaspoon honey mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt (feel free to add more once tasted)
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder (optional)
- if you want it extra creamy add in 1 tbsp buttermilk or yogurt.
Instructions
- First make sure your bread and vegetables are all diced up.
- preheat oven to 425F
- Toss chopped vegetables (celery, onion, carrots) and your bread crumbs in 1/4 cup olive oil and minced garlic.
- Spread out that mixture on a baking sheet. Add your thyme sprigs on top with a dash of sea salt.
- Bake/roast at 425F for 12-13 minutes or until bread is crispy and veggies are cooked.
- Remove from oven and set aside. Remove thyme sprigs but just the twigs. Hopefully the leaves from the sprigs have fallen ff now in the mix.
- In another later bowl, toss your cabbage and radicchio. Place this in a casserole dish or large deep baking dish.
- Place your roasted veggies on top of your salad.
- Add your dried cranberry and pumpkin seeds scattered on top.
- Place sliced eggs on top of this mixture next.
- For the dressing, simply blend up all the ingredients listed (1/4 cup olive oil, apple cider vinegar, mustard, chia, pepper, agave, etc.). Place in a glass cup after blended.
- Warm for 15-20 seconds and then pour over the salad mix before serving.
- Top with more sea salt and black pepper if desired. Or even parmesan
- See notes for dressing options.
Recipe Notes
If you want more dressing for this salad, simply add in more olive oil and either buttermilk or yogurt. 1/3 cup olive oil and 2 tbsp yogurt or buttermilk. Add 1 tsp more shallots/onion as well. Adjust the seasonings by taste.
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SERIOUSLY, IT IS EPIC! Totally an overused term, but it’s the only thing that comes to mind. Yes, EPIC and SUPER quick to make. That’s something to get excited over, for sure!
And if that wasn’t epic enough, let me just show you Taylor’s side dish. Because, let’s face it, that girl can COOK! And you’re gonna wanna dive into this roasted acorn squash and quinoa salad with cranberries and orange maple tahini dressing. Haha, say that 10x fast! 😉
Now here’s the fun part. Better Body Foods has graciously offered Taylor and I a little virtual Friendsgiving party favor for you all! They are giving away all box full of all the products we are using in our recipes this week. Pretty cool, eh? I think so!
All you have to do is enter below. Easy peasy!
And be sure to check out their sister site (Fit Planet) for more sales on their products throughout the holidays!
Well folks, stay tuned for Wednesday, we have dessert! Thanks for being part of this. We truly love sharing! Okay, end corniness for the moment.
Happy Meatless Monday and Friendsgiving!
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A Cotter Crunch specialty added to the Thanksgiving menu 🙂
This definitely is epic! Stuffing is my favorite and I’m excited for thanksgiving even more now 🙂
mine too! and You can even use paleo bread for this! Totally tried it.
I have hosted a Friendsgiving before. While I served the traditional Thanksgiving fare, I also added my speciality Pumpkin-White Chocolate Chip Blondies to the dessert menu.
oh my, those sound divine!
What a fun way to do friendsgiving! Blogging friends really are the best! 😉
yes! will you come? BRING THAT SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE!
Going on my menu. Right now. This is amazing and epic and fantastical and PERFECT
yes!!! then invite me because I’m out of it already. haha
This seriously sounds amazing- can’t wait to give it a try! Pinned for later!
Holy best looking salad ever! I totally forgot about sweet onion dressing when I stopped eating bottled dressing and I can’t wait to try this. Loving both of these dishes actually. We are still trying to decide on our thanksgiving menu since this is daves first year gluten free. Thanks for always inspiring me to go bold not bland!!
keep me posted! Wish we could share a real thanksgiving together friend
you’re killing me there with that sweet onion dressing, actually with all of your amazing food!!!
haha thanks! I just need some of your sweet potato salad to pair this with, ok?
Yes to friendsgiving, yes, yes, yes! Can I crash it? I’ll bring the booze! This stuffing does look epic indeed – I could see myself eating it for all the meals until I done ran out….that shallot dressing? brilliant!
Um, yes and yes! You are so invited. Please please come. CHEERS to that!
oh my gawd, this salad looks amazing!!!! going to try this!
You guys rock. This looks like my kind of stuffing–warm onion dressing?! YES.
i could easily just spoon this dressing. haha. so good
Seriously Lindsay this looks amazing!
I love stuffing. I love you. I love us and I LOVELOVELOVE this salad! That dressing though. SO GOOD.
Blogging friends are definitely such a blessing, and I can’t even handle how good this looks. Mind if a little Canadian girl joins the American Thanksgiving celebrations? 😀
I agree! You are a blessing to me and I miss you! Come
Yum! I’ve never seen stuff with dressing or egg! My kind of dish 🙂
What time is Thanksgiving dinner? I’ll bring a dessert! 😉
I’m not a stuffing person but this looks amazing and like one I would definitely try!
Yes! And will you bring your famous smoothies to try the next day? Haha I’m greedy
Stuffing salad? I am loving this recipe! I attended a Friendsgiving this past weekend so you’re late with this recipe…I’ll have to save it for next year. 😉
Bummed! Can I come next year?
I love how you’ve combined two delicious sides into one healthier option. So clever, and I bet it’s delicious!! Taylor’s recipe looks pretty darn good, too. 🙂
So yummy looking & great for the gluten free people!!! I do love me some stuffing! It has bread in it! 🙂
I am not the cook so no recipe here. I just bring stuff I can buy… 😀
I’d stuff my face with this stuffing. Eggs, amazing dressing… can we do turkey-free turkey day together?
Umm a stuffing SALAD? EPIC for sure! Actually it’s beyond epic! I’m totally smitten with this stuffing meets salad = total awesomeness! LOVE that warm onion dressing too! Pinned! can’t wait to see what you and Tay bring to the friendsgiving table! Cheers!
Haha yay for epicness and you!
Taylor is a doll and so are you – no surprise y’all became corny food, faith and fitness cotters or besties 🙂
BTW – there’s a lot to love about this stuffing salad – those hard boiled eggs and decadent sweet onion dressing being my favs!
Awww well I Just love all the love! And you! ?❤️❤️ stuffing you with hugs
Love love love how colorful this is! I actually just had a friendsgiving dinner last night 🙂
oh man, i missed it! haha next year?
oh wow that looks fabulous! I love stuffing thanks for linking up!
thank you for always hosting!
I went to a friends giving last year and had a blast! I made some gluten free brownies, a lemon and parsley quinoa dish and homemade hummus and chopped veggies!
that sounds amazing!
yum to this! nice touch with the eggs girlie!
It’s eggcellent right? Haha
Friendsgiving happens a week early for me and my friends! I bring the pecan pie!
Oh wow! The colors. The eggs!! This looks so incredibly good and the warm onion dressing is a great touch. mmm!
I need to figure a way to try this – I think I need to buck up and buy that Coconut Flour Paleo Bread that Julian’s Bakery sells. Have you ever tried it?
Actually yes! I tried it with Julian’s Paleo bread before and mikeys muffins
Oooh yes I love all the veggie goodness! The warm onion dressing sounds incredible!
I have no idea how you come up with amazing idea after amazing idea.
well I don’t run anymore so there’s more time! haha
I haven’t, but it sounds like a really great idea. I have several friends that would enjoy a Friendsgiving.
Stuffing SALAD?! You never cease to amaze me 🙂
I always make peanut butter cups. It was a super easy recipe that my mom started with me when I was little and I’ve played with them and adjusted to make them fancier year after year and it’s become a staple on any Thanksgiving table I go to!
I love the addition of the hard boiled eggs to this. I have no idea why, but they’re singing to me. Gorgeous, as always.
I LOVE that the two of you hosted a virtual friendsgiving! This stuffing looks gorgeous, Lindsay!! I want dibs on this!
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