As I'm from New Zealand, I grate some of our lovely kumara in the crust, it's really nice, most of you will know it as sweet potato. (cookincanuck.com)
Way back at the start I posted this baby beetroot salad, followed by this maple roasted kumara salad, and more recently this spice roasted cauliflower salad. (swoonfood.com)
You can replace the purple kumara with normal sweet potato or pumpkin, but I love the chewy texture of purple. (sugarandcinnamon.com)