Healthy Everyday Salad
https://foodloversmarket.co.za/recipes/everyday-salads/
One versatile, colourful and hearty base salad, which can be finished with any protein to make it a brand-new salad.
Serves
4Prep Time
20 minutesCooking Time
15 minutesIngredients
- 250 ml (1 cup) red and white quinoa
- 1 baby red cabbage, shredded
- 80 g (1 bag) Food Lover’s Market Baby Spinach, Rocket and Basil Mix
- 3 tomatoes, quartered
- ½ red onion, sliced
- ½ cucumber, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
- Micro herbs, to taste
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Parsley, chopped
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- PICK YOUR PROTEIN: 400 g (1 tin) Chickpeas, drained OR 500 ml (2 cups) Food Lover’s Market Blanched Vannamei Prawns, steamed OR 200g-300g Food Lover’s Market Salmon Fillet, steamed
For the Mustard Dressing
- 80 ml (1/3 cup) avocado oil
- 45 ml (3 Tbsp) white wine vinegar
- 30 ml (2 Tbsp) Dijon mustard
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Directions
- To cook the quinoa, rinse and place the quinoa and 500 ml (2 cups) of water and 2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) of salt in a medium pot. Cook on a medium to high heat until the quinoa is rapidly boiling. Turn the heat down to a simmer and cook for about 15 minutes or until cooked. Drain if needed. Allow to cool before use.
- Combine all the ingredients (excluding the protein, parsely and lemon zest & juice) for the salad base and toss to combine.
- For the Mustard Dressing: Place all the ingredients in a jar and shake, shake, shake until emulsified. Season to taste.
- For the Protein: Combine your choice of protein with some parsley, lemon zest and juice. Season to taste and top your salad with protein of choice and the mustard dressing.
