Watermelon & spinach super salad

Per serving

507kcal
19гProteins
25гFats
48гCarbs

Quinoa, toasted pumpkin seeds, feta and ripe watermelon make a fabulous and filling vegetarian supper that counts as 3 of your 5-a-day

Ingredients

2 serv.
  • quinoa100g g
  • pumpkin seeds2 tbsp tbsp
  • watermelon½ small

    skin and seeds removed, cut into chunks

  • baby spinach80g g
  • ripe avocado1

    peeled and sliced

  • mint½ small pack

    finely chopped

  • feta50g g

    crumbled

  • limejuice 1

    juice 1

  • cress1 punnet salad

    1 punnet salad

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    Rinse the quinoa, then put it in a pan with a fitted lid and cover with 200ml water. Cook, covered, over a medium heat for 15 mins or until fluffy and the water has been absorbed. Don’t worry if it catches on the bottom at little. Fork through to separate the grains , then leave to cool.

  2. 2

    Meanwhile, heat a frying pan over a medium heat and toast the pumpkin seeds for 1 min or until they start to pop. Tip into a serving bowl or on a platter with the watermelon, spinach, avocado, mint and feta. Toss through the quinoa , then squeeze over the lime juice with a pinch of seasoning. Top with the cress and serve.

Source: bbcgoodfood.com
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