Superfood salad with asparagus, samphire and mackerel
Pack a punch with this super healthy, gut loving quinoa and lentil salad with fresh greens, samphire, spinach, peppery radish, egg and delicious piri piri smoked mackerel.
PREP & COOK: 15 min | SERVES: 2
Ingredients
200g tenderstem broc and asparagus
100g samphire
25g garden peas
4 radish, finely sliced
2 eggs
Sea salt
200g piri piri smoked mackerel
Knob of butter
Large handful of spinach
Dressing
6 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic
1 tsp English mustard
Pinch of salt
Method
Fill a sauce pan with water, add both eggs (shell on) and boil for 8 minutes until hard boiled. Remove from the pan and place in cold water. When cool enough to handle, peel both eggs and cut into quarters.
Meanwhile in a large deep frying pan (over a medium to high heat) add the asparagus, samphire, peas and broccoli, with a knob of butter. Cook for 10 minutes, while stiring frequently. Add the quinoa and lentils and cook for a further 5 minutes.
Create the dressing by mixing together all the dressing ingredients.
Once the quinoa and veg is cooked, add the spinach, dressing and stir well. Remove from the pan and devide between two plates. Top with the eggs and radish.
Add the mackerel to the (now empty) frying pan and fry for 5 minutes.
Place the mackerel on top of the quinoa salad and serve.