Quinoa, Spinach, Avocado and Prawn Salad

Ingredients for the Salad

• Quinoa (mixed)
• Avocado
• Baby Spinach
• Small Prawns
• Lime

Ingredients for the Dressing

• Oil
• Mustard
• White Wine Vinegar
• Salt
• Pepper
• Honey

Method

• First off you need to wash the Spinach and Prawns and let them dry off.
• Put all of that in a bowl and get your Avocado ready to cut. There is a step by step guide to cutting an Avocado properly here. I then cut it in to small, square pieces and drizzle some lime over the top. The lime will stop the Avocado going brown and will keep it nice and bright and green. Then chuck your limey Avocado in the bowl with your Prawns and Spinach.
• Next make your Quinoa. I just buy a vacuum sealed pack of pre cooked Quinoa that just needs 1 minute in a microwave. Then pour into the bowl and let the steam from the warm Quinoa slightly wilt the Spinach whilst still keeping it crunchy and full of goodness. Give it a good stir to evenly distribute the heat.
• Finally for the dressing, mix together 2 desert spoons of good olive oil, 2 table spoons of White Wine Vinegar, a table spoon of Honey, a teaspoon of Mustard and a pinch of Salt and Pepper. Then liberally pour over the salad. I tend to pour in two stages with a good stir in between. You don't want your salad soaked in dressing to make it soggy but just enough to stop the Quinoa from being dry and to give it a bit of flavour. 
• After it's all mixed together and looking healthy and delicious I scoop some in a bowl with some buttered brown bread on the side. This would be even more enjoyable on a hot summers day with some pink lemonade and some slight moderations. I also like to switch out the prawns for cray fish, add in some peppery rocket and mix a small bit of light mayonnaise in the dressing. Enjoy!

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