Chickpea Superfood Salad

Here’s a healthy and nutritious salad, which will fill you up and leave you feeling satisfied. Apart from steaming the broccoli, you just mix all the salad ingredients in a bowl, toss them in the fat-free dressing and you’re good to go!

Method:

1. Make the dressing: whisk all the ingredients together in a bowl or shake vigorously in a screw-top jar until thoroughly blended and smooth.

2. Steam the broccoli in a steamer or a colander placed over a saucepan of simmering water for 3–4 minutes until it is just tender but still a little crisp with some ‘bite’.

3. In a bowl, mix together the tomatoes, spring onions, bean sprouts and chickpeas. Add the broccoli and toss gently in the dressing. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

4. Arrange the salad on 2 serving plates and top with the cottage cheese. Sprinkle with the chopped herbs and chilli (if using) and serve immediately.

Step it up...

If you’re on Steps 3 or 4, stir 200g cooked quinoa into the salad and sprinkle with 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds and 15g chopped pistachios. Divide between 2 serving plates and you’ll have a 400kcal dinner.