Hey guys and happy 4th of July America!
Today's post is a little different, I'm going to be showing you how I made this lovely fresh Summer Salad which still has the protein in it and it's not all just salad and most of all its so good!
The lovely Niomi Smart made a video on her youtube channel about this salad and I was totally intrigued by it. I will leave her links at the end.
So for the ingredients you will need-
Quinoa
Lentils
Spinach Leaves
Yellow Pepper (any colour of your choice)
Cucumber
Cherry Tomatoes
Avacado
1 Pomegranate
1 lemon
I just brought the Quinoa and lentils to the boil with 1 cup of each, and 2 cups of cold water in a saucepan and boil for 15-18 minutes. Once cooked, let them cool for about 5-10 minutes.
I then chopped all of my Salad and put it in a bowl. Then I added some Pomegranate Seeds into the salad and mixed well. Once the salad is mixed together I added the Quinoa and Lentils and gave it a good mix. The Quinoa and Lentils is full of protein which means its going to be a lot more filling. I then took a lemon squeezed the juice in the salad which works so nicely with the pomegranate because you get so many flavours in your mouth, from sweet to tangy. Then your done, all you need to do now is to add some left over pomegranate seeds on the top to make it look 'fancy' and drizzle a bit more lemon juice on the top. Ta Da then there you have a Crunchy healthy Salad! It's packed with vitamins, fibre, protein and everything else you can imagine that will keep you going for the rest of the day.
You can take out any ingredients that you don't like for something else that you prefer.
Here is a picture which is a bit more close up so you can see!
Also, to go with this Fresh Salad I jazzed up my Water and added some Ice and sliced Lemon, It is so so good for you and so yummy and fresh to keep you hydrated!
I hope you enjoyed this post, was a bit different to normal :)
Take care
Charlie
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Niomi's Blog - http://www.ladysmart.co.uk/
Niomi's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/niomismart
