Stock up on your super-greens with this vibrant, healthy lunch dish with cucumber raita, mustard seeds and lots of veggie goodness

Indian bean, broccoli & carrot salad recipe

Ingredients

  • 250g green bean, trimmed
  • 1 head of broccoli, cut into florets
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp black mustard seed
  • ½ tsp dried chilli flakes
  • 100g frozen pea (or use fresh)
  • 3 large carrots, grated
  • large bunch coriander, roughly chopped
  • 3 tbsp sunflower seed

For the raita

  • 200ml natural yogurt
  • ½ cucumber, peeled and grated
  • thumb-sized piece ginger, grated
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • juice and zest 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp chopped mint leaves
  • pitta bread, to serve (optional)

Method

  • Cook the green beans in a large pan of boiling salted water for 4-5 mins, adding the broccoli after the first 2 mins. Once all the vegetables are tender, drain well. Meanwhile, mix all the raita ingredients together, then set aside.

  • Heat the oil in a large frying pan and toast the mustard seeds and chilli flakes for a few mins until fragrant. Add the peas, green beans and broccoli, tossing until heated through. Turn off the heat and stir in the carrots and coriander.

  • Serve the salad warm (or cold for a working lunch) with a dollop of raita, sprinkled with sunflower seeds and some pitta bread, if you like.

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