Challenge Family Ambassador \u2013 Two of my \u201cgo to\u201d meals!
\n# 2
\nRecovery Salad – By Laura Siddall<\/p>\n
This is my other \u2018go to\u2019 meal. There\u2019s not even any cooking involved if you don\u2019t want there to be! It lasts a few days too, if kept in the fridge. Although once you\u2019ve tasted it, it\u2019ll be hard to resist going back for seconds and thirds. With this meal, there is also plenty of options to experiment and add in additional ingredients as well.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s called the Recovery Salad, but it\u2019s just my everything salad! You\u2019ll see why\u2026<\/p>\n
Recovery Salad<\/p>\n
Ingredients:
\n\u2022\t1 cup quinoa, rinsed and cooked \u2013 this also works really well with an ancient mixed grains mix.
\n\u2022\t3 cups loosely packed, finely chopped kale (stems removed) \u2013 other leaf varieties also work
\n\u2022\t1 red pepper, chopped
\n\u2022\t1 jalapeno chili pepper, finely chopped \u2013 you can include the seeds for an extra bit of spice (and apparently the recipe mentions to wear plastic gloves when handling. Or rather just don\u2019t then go and touch your eyes straight after perhaps!)
\n\u2022\t\u00bd red onion, chopped \u2013 \u00bd to 1 full onion
\n\u2022\t\u00bd cup chopped cilantro leaves \u2013 also known as coriander
\n\u2022\t400g (1 can) black beans, drained and rinsed (or 1 \u00bd cups of cooked black beans) \u2013 also other mixed beans work too
\n\u2022\t\u00bd cup toasted pumpkin seeds \u2013 also known as pepitas and they don\u2019t have to be toasted, or could be toasted in turmeric.
\n\u2022\t\u00bd cup crumbled feta cheese
\n\u2022\t\u00be tsp fine sea salt
\n\u2022\t\u00bc cup lime juice (3-4 limes)
\n\u2022\t\u00bd cup extra-virgin olive oil
\n\u2022\t1 avocado, sliced<\/p>\n
Other ingredients to mix in and experiment with
\n\u2022\tBroccoli \u2013 I like to steam some broccoli and add it in to the mix.
\n\u2022\tBrussel sprouts \u2013 give these a quick chop and slice and fry up.
\n\u2022\tFennel \u2013 slice up \u00bd-1 fennel bulbs.
\n\u2022\tCarrots \u2013 either raw to add more crunch or cooked, or even grated.
\n\u2022\tSweet potato \u2013 I\u2019ve also added chopped and cooked sweet potato.
\n\u2022\tMushrooms –
\n\u2022\tOlives \u2013 another good addition
\n\u2022\tChicken or steak or even a piece of fish. The chicken or steak can be sliced and cooked and mixed in with the salad. A piece of salmon can be cooked and served on top. <\/p>\n
The \u2018How to\u2019:
\n1.\tIn a saucepan over a high heat, bring to the boil the quinoa (often 1:3 ration cups of quinoa to water but check the packaging), and \u00bd tsp of salt.
\n2.\tReduce the heat to low and a simmer and cover until the quinoa is tender and all the water has been absorbed.
\n3.\tTransfer to a large salad bowl, fluff with a fork and set aside to cool.
\n4.\tOnce cooled (to be honest I never wait), add the kale, red pepper, chili pepper, onion, cilantro, black beans, lime juice, the remaining salt to the quinoa and mix together.
\n5.\tIf you are adding any other ingredients, make sure they are cooked (or prepped) and simply added to the mix.
\n6.\tChill in the fridge until ready to serve (if needed)
\n7.\tIt\u2019s that easy!
\n8.\tJust before serving top with the avocado slices, pumpkin seeds, and feta \u2013 to be honest I just mix the pumpkin seeds and feta into the salad mix, but do serve the avocado on top.<\/p>\n
(TIP: If you don\u2019t like the bite or after taste of raw onion, soak the chopped onion in a small bowl of cold water for 10minutes. Then drain and add to the salad.)<\/p>\n
(Main recipe taken from Run Fast, Eat Slow. Written by World Class Marathoner and 4x Olympian Shalane Flanagan and chef Elyse Kopecky)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Challenge Family Ambassador \u2013 Two of my \u201cgo to\u201d meals! # 2 Recovery Salad – By Laura Siddall This is my other \u2018go to\u2019 meal. There\u2019s not even any cooking involved if you don\u2019t want there to be! It lasts a few days too, if kept in the fridge. Although once you\u2019ve tasted it, it\u2019ll […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":355,"featured_media":16902,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[232],"class_list":["post-16901","news","type-news","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition","tag-sid"],"yoast_head":"\n