Quinoa salad + pomegranate dressing

Serves 4
1 cup cooked quinoa
2 cups parsley chopped
2 cups mint, chopped
2 large handfuls, baby spinach leaves
1 small red onion or 2 shallots, finely sliced
2 Lebanese cumber, chopped
2 ripe tomato, chopped or 250 g cherry tomatoes
20 g pumpkin seeds
20 g almonds or pistachio, chopped
20 g goji berries

Pomegranate Dressing
3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
1 lemon juiced + zest (30 ml)
2 teaspoons honey
100 ml cold pressed olive oil
fresh ground pepper

Combine all the dressing ingredients until creamy. Taste and check it should be lovely.
Mix together parsley, mint, spring onion and spinach.
Add the tomato, cucumber, seeds, quinoa and almonds.
Mix in a few tablespoons of the dressing.
Spoon into a large serving bowl and enjoy.
Have extra dressing on the side in case you need more.

NOTE: to increase protein content this salad is delicious with a dollop of natural yoghurt, white fish, chicken or tempeh.

Protein: 5 g
Carbs: 10 g
Total fat: 8.3 g
Saturated: 0.9 g
Fiber: 4.4 g
Kilojoules: 579
Calories: 138