Who said the only fruit you can add to your salads is tomatoes? Our friends from @bbcgoodfood added watermelon to this recipe, and it tastes like heaven -aka summer! Try it out! Let us know your thoughts; we know you’ll love it!
INGREDIENTS:
• 100g Quinta 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
PREPARATION:
• Rinse the quinoa, then put it in a pan with a fitted lid and cover with 200ml water.
• Cook, covered, over 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 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.