Nutrition Recipes
If you're looking for something to eat on a warm summer's day you might find yourself reaching for a salad. But if you want something more interesting than usual mix of lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes, these recipes will give your tastebuds a treat
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Mixed grain salad with blueberries, maple-roasted baby carrots and new potatoes
Serves 4
Ingredients: For the maple roasted vegetables: 150g baby carrots with green tops, scrubbed 400g baby potatoes, scrubbed 1tsp fennel seeds 4tsp pumpkin seeds 2tbsp maple syrup 2tbsp olive oil Salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
For the salad: 250g pack ready-to-eat mixed grains 100g spinach, rocket and watercress salad 100g blueberries 100g feta cheese, crumbled into small pieces
For the dressing: 3tbsp olive oil 1tbsp red wine vinegar 1tsp maple syrup 1tsp wholegrain mustard
Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan. Add the carrots and potatoes to a small roasting tin, sprinkle with the fennel and pumpkin seeds then drizzle over the maple syrup and oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 30 - 40 minutes, turning once or twice until tender and browned.
2. When the vegetables are almost ready, reheat the grains in the microwave as the pack directs. Tip out on to a large platter and sprinkle with the salad leaves, blueberries and feta.
3. Add the dressing ingredients to a jug and beat together with a fork. Add the roasted vegetables to the salad with any pan juices then pour over the dressing to taste and serve warm.
26 All About health
Ideal for picnics, barbecues and al fresco suppers,
these nutritious salad recipes will have all the family asking for more
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