In light of the gorgeous Spring/Summer's day we've had today I have made two salads for tea. A Butternut squash, chorizo and quinoa salad with a spring onion, pea and new potato side. One fairly healthy and low calorie (minus the chorizo) and the other, not so much.
Butternut squash, chorizo and quinoa salad
• Roast butternut squash seasoned with sage for 30 mins and throw in some halved tomatoes smothered with 2 chopped cloves of garlic 10 mins towards the end.
• Meanwhile fry a large chorizo and cook 7oz of quinoa, then toast some sliced almonds (an alternative to sunflowers seeds as I had run out).
• Slice the butternut squash and mix all ingredients together with a little dressing of grain mustard, wine wine vinegar and olive oil.
Spring onion, pea and new potato salad
• Boil the new potatoes then slice
• Chop spring onions and parsley
• Mix with mayonnaise
Recipes adapted from Tescos Real Food (again): Quinoa. New Potatoes.
