Name: Grains, greens and beans salad with pesto dressing
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 small head broccoli cut into small florets; 200g green beans cut into 2cm pieces; 250g pouch ready-cooked freekeh (or other grain); ½ red onion finely chopped; 145g tub fresh pesto; 400g tin borlotti beans rinsed and drained; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 tbsp olive oil; 50g spinach chopped

Easy Grain Salad Recipe with Pesto Dressing

1 small head broccoli
cut into small florets
200g green beans
cut into 2cm pieces
250g pouch ready-cooked freekeh (or other grain)
½ red onion
finely chopped
145g tub fresh pesto
400g tin borlotti beans
rinsed and drained
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
50g spinach
chopped

Method

step 1
Drop the broccoli and beans into a pan of boiling salted water. Boil for a minute then drain and rinse under cold water. Drain well.
step 2
Heat the grain pouch following pack instructions. Tip into a bowl with the onion, pesto, borlotti beans, vinegar and oil. Toss everything together then add the drained veg and spinach, and toss again.