Lentil spinach salad

Daylight Saving is here heralding the arrival of salad days so take time to try this crunchy, fruity salad with apple, raisins and walnuts combined with spinach and lentils then served with a balsamic and honey dressing

INGREDIENTS:

1 packTilda Steamed Wholegrain Basmati or Tilda Steamed Wholegrain & Quinoa Basmati 75gcooked puy lentils 50gbaby spinach leaves 4 sundried tomatoes, in oil chopped

1 apple cored and sliced 2 tbsp walnut halves 1 tbsp raisins 30ggoat’s cheese, diced 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp soy sauce Pinch chilli flakes 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 tbsp honey Salt and pepper to taste

Place the rice, lentils and spinach in a bowl together and mix well. Add the sundried tomatoes, apple, walnuts, raisins and goats cheese.

Combine the olive oil, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar and honey to make the dressing, season with salt and pepper to taste, add the chilli flakes. Then pour dressingover the salad and mixwell before serving.

Recipe courtesy of Tilda Rice

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