Quinoa Watermelon Spinach Super Salad

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.

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