Quick Quinoa Salad — V30

Ingredients

• 250g/1 packet pre-cooked quinoa (eg Merchant Gourmet) OR 1½ cups uncooked quinoa, thoroughly rinsed and left to dry in the sieve
• 1 avocado, sliced
• ½ tin cannellini beans (or any beans of your choice), drained and rinsed
• Handful ready-made croutons
• 150g marinated tofu, diced (or use pre-cooked seitan or tempeh… lightly fried on each side)
• 2 handfuls cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 spring onions, finely sliced
• ¼ red onion, finely diced
• Handful mixed seeds
• Handful fresh herbs of your choice (optional)
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• Basic dressing
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp cider vinegar
• 1 tsp English mustard
• 1 tsp vegan syrup (eg maple or agave)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice