WATERMELON & SPINACH SUPER SALAD

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

Provided by Charlie Clapp

Categories     Lunch

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 9

100g quinoa
2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
½ small watermelon , skin and seeds removed, cut into chunks
80g baby spinach
1 ripe avocado , peeled and sliced
½ small pack mint , finely chopped
50g feta , crumbled
juice 1 lime
1 punnet salad cress

Steps:

  • 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.
  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 507 calories, Fat 25 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 48 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 18 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 19 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium

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