Get a whopping 4 of your 5-a-day with this superhealthy salad, why not make extra for your lunchbox too

Butternut squash salad recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and diced
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 50g wild and brown rice
  • 50g Puy lentils
  • 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
  • 50g dried cranberries
  • 25g pumpkin seeds
  • juice 1 lemon

Method

  • Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Spread the squash over a large baking sheet, drizzle over the oil and bake for 30 mins or until tender.

  • Meanwhile, cook the rice and lentils in boiling salted water for 20 mins, adding the broccoli for the final 4 mins of cooking. Drain well, then stir in the cranberries and pumpkin seeds with some seasoning. Add the squash, pour over the lemon juice and serve.

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