Jewelled quinoa with smoked salmon

Serves 2-3

Ingredients

120g quinoa

300ml water

10 cherry/ plum tomatoes, halved

1/3 cucumber, diced

ó avocado, diced

80g pomegranate seeds

50g pistachios or hazelnuts

2 tsp flaxseed

60g spinach

100g smoked salmon

2 lemon wedges

Method

1. Rinse the quinoa, add it to a saucepan with the water and bring to the boil. Cover with a lid, reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.

2. Add the tomatoes, cucumber and avocado to a medium-sized bowl along with the pomegranate and pistachios/ hazelnuts. Sprinkle over the flaxseed.

3. Once cooked, turn off the heat but leave the lid on and allow the quinoa to sit for a further 5 minutes. Remove the lid and fluff with a fork. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.

4. Add the quinoa to the bowl and mix through. Add the spinach and mix again.

5. Serve with smoked salmon and a wedge of lemon per person.