Recipe: 5 minute Superfood Salad

Superfood Salad (in 5 minutes!)

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups baby spinach leaves
1/2 cup chickpeas (canned, drained & rinsed)
1/2 cup green peas 
30g reduced fat fetta  
1 tbsp linseed, sunflower & pine nut mix (lightly toasted) 
1/4 avocado 
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 fresh lemon, juice 

Method:

1. Lightly toast seed & nut mix in oven 
2. Toss together spinach, chickpeas, peas, fetta and avocado 
3. Mix oil, vinegar & lemon juice together and pour over salad 
4. Top salad with toasted seed & nuts 

Nutritional benefits:

• High in protein - almost 30g per serve
• Sustained energy - chickpeas are low GI 
• Good source of healthy fats - monounsaturated (olive oil, avocado) and polyunsaturated (linseeds)
• Full of fibre - soluble (chickpeas) and insoluble (peas, spinach)