Summer Vegetable & Mixed Seed Salad with Chia Dressing
(serves 8)
Ingredients
Salad:
½ cup Alison’s Pantry Quinoa
300g green beans, trimmed and cut in 1cm lengths
2 cups peas (fresh or frozen)
3 spring onions, finely sliced
2-3 handfuls baby rocket leaves
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup Alison’s Pantry Pumpkin Seeds, toasted
1 cup Alison’s Pantry Sunflower Seeds, toasted
¼ cup Alison’s Pantry Sesame Seeds, toasted
¼ cup each chopped parsley and mint leaves
Chia Seed Dressing:
1 tbsp Alison’s Pantry Chia Seeds
2 tbsp cold water
1 tsp Dijon mustard 1 tsp honey
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Cook quinoa in plenty of boiling water for 15 minutes, or until tender. Drain well and set aside to cool.
- Cook beans and peas in boiling, salted water for 1 minute, then drain and cool under cold running water. Chill until ready to use.
- Make dressing by combining chia seeds and water in a jar; leave for 5 minutes for seeds to swell. Add remaining ingredients; seal jar and shake well to combine. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
- To serve, place quinoa, beans, peas, onions, rocket and tomatoes in a large bowl. Add seeds and herbs. Pour dressing over salad; toss well to coat.
This recipe was created by Julie Le Clerc for Alison’s Pantry.