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Grain salad

Prep time: 25 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Serves: 6-8 (as a side) or 4 (as a main)

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Ingredients

Salad
— 1 × 400g tin lentils, drained and rinsed
— 1 cup uncooked quinoa
— 1 × 420g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
— 1 broccoli head, cut into small florets
— 1 tomato, finely diced
— 1 cucumber, finely diced
— ½ small red onion, finely diced
— Handful of rocket
— 3 tbsp pumpkin seeds
— ¼ cup slivered almonds
— ¼ cup pecans, roughly chopped
— ⅓ cup dried fruit (sultanas, raisins, currants or cranberries)
— 1 tbsp capers, roughly chopped
— 100g feta, crumbled
— ⅓ cup fresh parsley, chopped
— ¼ cup fresh mint, chopped
— ⅓ cup fresh coriander, chopped
— Zest of 1 lemon
— Salt, pepper, garlic powder & dill, to taste
— Olive oil, for dressing

Honey Yoghurt Dressing
— ½ cup Greek yoghurt
— 2 tbsp honey
— Juice of ½ lemon
— Pinch of salt

Method

Quinoa

  1. Prepare quinoa according to packet instructions. Once cooked, drain any excess water if needed and transfer to the fridge to cool completely.

Broccoli

  1. Bring a pot of water to the boil. Add broccoli florets and cook for 5–7 minutes, until just tender but still bright green. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside to cool.

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Nuts and seeds

  1. Place pumpkin seeds, almonds and pecans under a hot grill, watching closely, until lightly golden and fragrant. Remove immediately and allow to cool.

Assembly

  1. In a large bowl, combine the lentils, cooled quinoa, chickpeas, broccoli, tomato, cucumber, red onion, rocket, toasted nuts and seeds, dried fruit, capers, feta, fresh herbs and lemon zest.
  2. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder and dill. Drizzle generously with olive oil and toss gently until everything is evenly combined.

Dressing

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together the Greek yoghurt, honey, lemon juice and salt until smooth.
  2. Transfer the salad to a serving platter. Top with extra feta, herbs and nuts if desired, and spoon over the dressing just before serving.
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