Easy Grain Salad Recipe with Pesto Dressing

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Grains, greens and beans salad with pesto dressing

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

15 minutes
serves 4
Easy

On the table in 15 minutes, this nutritious salad is packed with greens and tossed in fresh pesto

By Janine Ratcliffe

November 18, 2019 at 4:01 pm

Try making your own pesto for this salad with our homemade pesto recipe.

Ingredients

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