Super summer recharge salad - Real Recipes from Mums

I could actually live off this salad!! It’s filling without being heavy on the stomach, great for on the go or entertaining it keeps well so I live to make this when I have a busy few days ahead

Ingredients (makes 6 )

Quinoa 1 1/2 cup
Wholemeal pearl couscous 1 cup
Garlic infused olive oil As needed
Sweet potato 1 cubed and roasted
Celery 2 sml stalks
Pine nuts A small handful
Pomegranate Seeds of 1/3 of a medium pomegranate
Blueberries 1 punnet
Grapes 10-15 thinly sliced
Goats cheese 4-6 cubes
Chives Small bunch
Lemon 1 lemon
Mixed sprouts Handful

Method

Preheat oven 190 Cut sweet potato into cubes and place into oven for 15 mins Allow to cool
Cook quinoa and couscous as per packet instructions, Dress with Olive oil Allow to cool
Slice celery, chives and grapes Place quinoa and couscous into a large dish
Add celery, chives , grapes, blueberries, mixed sprouts, pomegranate, sweet potato, pine nuts Mix well add a little more garlic infused olive oil if needed
Break up goats cheese over the top, Squeeze some fresh lemon juice on top and its ready to serve. ..add salt and pepper to taste

15 Comments

- - Ellen said
  - 01 Sep 2024
    7:53 am
Mixed sprouts are so yum and healthy !

- - nadine_hill said
  - 29 Jul 2019
    8:52 am
Looks amazing – so many healthy ingredients – not sure how it will go down in my household but I’ll give it a go!

- - Ellen said
  - 16 Jan 2019
    4:33 pm
Quinoa and couscous isn’t much liked in our house, but for the rest it sounds lovely.
- Ellen replied
  
  22 Nov 2019 , 8:41 am
  Maybe I should make it once for my 15yr old, she most likely will appreciate this.
- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 25 Nov 2018
    7:44 am
Yummy the salad looks great

- - mom101628 said
  - 12 Jan 2018
    10:36 pm
This looks magic and has all the things I love in it. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom183717 said
  - 05 Jun 2017
    8:18 pm
Woah this looks like a taste explosion lol

- - mom70876 said
  - 21 Nov 2016
    8:58 pm
Doesnt’ look bad. something new to try. thanks

- - mom19782016 said
  - 12 Oct 2016
    2:23 pm
Well, I’ve just found my go to summer salad!!

- - mom90758 said
  - 08 Oct 2016
    3:15 pm
Pinned and saved it. I love these rich salad, in particular if they include my favourite ingredients like quinoa, goat cheese and pinenuts!!

- - taynik46 said
  - 01 Oct 2016
    12:43 pm
oh this looks so divine, and sounds like it would be super yummy – for some reason I see this on my table at christmas along side some leftover roast meat – thank you for sharing this recipe I cannot wait to give it a try
- mom199864 replied
  
  01 Oct 2016 , 8:34 pm
  It did just that last Christmas, I was pregnant and almost living in this salad. I did a big batch as my Christmas contribution
- - mom112217 said
  - 30 Sep 2016
    7:42 am
A wonderful healthy salad that has everything l love! Thanks.

- - mom93821 said
  - 29 Sep 2016
    9:20 pm
Any salad with pomegranate has to be good.
- mom93821 replied
  
  30 Sep 2016 , 5:46 am
  Love the bursts of colour in this salad.