Here is a quick, easy and nutritious salad recipe that can be eaten on the go.

Ingredients:

• ¼ of a bag of Quinoa (Tesco is by far the cheapest place to purchase Quinoa at £1.69 a bag.)
• A whole yellow bell pepper.
• A whole red onion.
• A handful of pinto beans. (Pre- soaked or from a tin.)
• All-purpose Caribbean seasoning.

Method

• If you are using pre-soaked pinto beans, you will need to cook these in water on a high heat for approximately 30 minutes first. If you are using tinned pinto beans, drain excess liquid and put to one side.
• Pour quinoa into another pan of water and cook on a high heat for 20 minutes.
• In the meantime, deseed and chop the pepper and peel and chop the onion into small chunks. Place in a large bowl.
• Add cooked pinto beans (or from a tin) into the bowl a long with the cooked quinoa.
• Mix all the ingredients together and sprinkle with Caribbean seasoning for acquired taste mixing again.

I’m lazy, so I just ate it out of the big bowl I mixed it in. You can serve with a fresh, crisp salad if you’re that way inclined.