Green Bean & Avocado Quinoa Salad
This Green Bean & Avocado Quinoa Salad is a vibrant, nutrient-packed dish that’s as satisfying as it is healthy. Perfect for a quick lunch or a light dinner, it’s ready in just 20 minutes, making it ideal for busy days.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon mustard seeds, lightly toasted
- splashes olive oil
- handful green beans (thin ones)
- ½ cup leeks
- big handful dandelion greens (or spinach or arugula)
- ½ cup cooked quinoa
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
- a few sprigs fresh mint
- a few tablespoons toasted chopped pistachios
- ½ avocado sliced
Instructions
- Heat a small pan and toast the mustard seeds until just fragrant.
- Add oil, green beans and leeks, salt. Cook until tender but still crunchy.
- Add a big squeeze of lemon to the pan.
- Add greens and let them wilt slightly.
- Remove from heat and toss with quinoa, feta cheese, more lemon and lemon zest.
- For best flavor let this chill together for 30 or so minutes.
- Before serving, add toasted pistachios, avocado and a few more mint sprigs. Taste and adjust seasonings.
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