Mega Green Bean & Quinoa Salad

You can’t beat a really fresh, crunchy banging salad to accompany your BBQ feast or just served with a well cooked piece of fish or chicken. This is one of my favourite ones to whip up for the family, it's perfect to pack in all that fibre and tastes so good. The garlicky-ginger dressing adds a touch of zing, that works perfectly with all that crisp green veg. Served with toasted pistachios - you can swap for your favourite nut, almonds or cashews would also be delicious!

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Ingredients

quinoa 160 g
vegetable stock cube 1 (crumbled)
green beans 400 g (chopped)
asparagus 300 g (chopped)
frozen peas 300 g
soy sauce 3 tbsp
vinegar 1 tbsp
honey 1 tbsp
ginger 1 tsp (grated)
garlic cloves 1
pistachios 4 tbsp (toasted)
vegetable oil 3 tbsp

Method

Cook the quinoa

Give your quinoa a quick rinse, drain then pop in a saucepan cover with water, crumble in the vegetable stock cube. Simmer away for 10-12 minutes, then drain and set to one side.

Prep the vegetables

Chop the green beans and asparagus into bite-size pieces then drop into boiling salted water for 30 seconds then refresh in ice cold water. Do the same with the frozen peas and set to one side.

Make the dressing

Grate the ginger and garlic cloves.
Mix the soy sauce, vegetable oil, vinegar, honey, grated ginger and garlic together in a bowl. You can use your preferred oil here. Season to taste.

Toast the pistachios & Plate Up

Toast the pistachios in a dry pan over a low heat for a few minutes and roughly chop them.
Mix everything together, load onto a plate, top with the pistachios and you are done!

Mega Green Bean & Quinoa Salad

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Ingredients

Method

Cook the quinoa

Prep the vegetables

Make the dressing

Toast the pistachios & Plate Up

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