OH! Magazine - Australian Version December 2013 (Australian Version) | Page 16

ALISHA SMITH What you’ll need GRAINY GOODNESS SALAD Salad is a staple in the fitness business office I work in. So much so that Homer Simpson’s catchcry ‘You don’t make friends with salad’ has become an anthem heard far and wide, as yet another staff member forks uninspired lettuce leaves into his/her disinterested mouth. However, with so many delicious and nutritious foods available all year round, salad no longer need be boring. Aside from blending different flavours and textures to create something as yummy as it is healthy, presenting your salad so that it looks appetising as well, can do wonders for it’s rating on the appeal-o-meter! My Grainy Goodness Salad combines healthy fats, low GI grains and loads of crunchy veggies to give your boring workday lunch a wallop! For an added punch of protein add your choice of lean meat, tofu or pulses. 16 ISSUE 5 ( OH! MAGAZINE ) ¼ cup cooked wild rice ¼ cup cooked quinoa 1 cup baby spinach leaves ¼ capsicum, chopped 1 spring onion, chopped ¼ avocado, chopped 1/3 tomato, chopped 2 to 3 lemon slickes 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon macadamia oil Handful pecans, chopped How to make it • Cook your wild rice and quinoa according to packet directions, rinse and set aside to cool completely. • Once cool, mix them together and spoon into bottom of a glass jar or other container. • Mix together the lemon juice and macadamia oil and pour over the rice/ quinoa. • Layer in all other ingredients (placing lemon slices on top of avocado to stop from browning if making in advance) finishing with a good handful of chopped pecans • Secure lid tightly and store in the fridge. Enjoy! [email protected] ( OH YUM )