Feta & Beetroot Salad with Quinoa, Apple & Pecans

Serving size

Ready in 20 1/3 daily fibre 4 of 5 a day

Feta & Beetroot Salad with Quinoa, Apple & Pecans

Prep time: 10 mins
Total time: 20 mins
Cuisine: British
Food group: Dairy

A speedy salad that's packed with flavour! Earthy beetroots and sweet apples are contrasted with tangy feta cheese. Add fluffy quinoa and creamy lentils. Pecans for crunch. Drizzle with a more-ish honey-mustard dressing to complete the feast.

Cooking Instructions

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Before you start

  • Pull out a large frying pan & a large bowl

Do the prep

  • Dice the beetroot into 2cm chunks. Roughly chop the dill. Thinly slice the apple. Roughly chop the pecans

Get cooking

  • Heat the large frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium heat. Once hot, add the mangetout and cook for 3-4 mins, until softened
  • Add the lentil quinoa mix and a splash of water, breaking it up with a spoon. Cook for 2-3 mins, until hot, then stir in the horseradish puree (or to taste) and season with a pinch of salt and pepper

Toss the salad

  • To the large bowl, add the beetroot, apple, salad leaves, lentil quinoa mix and half the dill. Pour over the maple mustard dressing, then toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper

Plate up

  • Share the salad between plates. Crumble over the feta. Scatter over the pecans and remaining dill
  • Finish with a drizzle of 1 tsp olive oil

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