SUPERFOOD SALAD WITH A PIRI-PIRI DRESSING
Ingredients
- 200g/7oz quinoa
- rinsed
- 300–350 ml/18fl oz chicken stock
- 2 x 250–300g/7–10½oz pork shoulder steaks
- ideally Secreto Ibérico
- olive oil
- for brushing
- 50g/1¾oz kale
- shredded
- 100g/3½oz tinned chickpeas
- drained
- 75g/2½oz blanched hazelnuts
- 75g/2½oz blanched almonds
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves
- finely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh oregano
- leaves removed and finely chopped
- ¼ tsp English mustard powder
- pinch ground coriander
- 200g piri-piri sauce
- 1 tbsp sherry or red wine vinegar
- 40g/1½oz sunflower seeds
- 20g/¾oz sesame seeds
- 40g/1½oz pumpkin seeds
Directions
- Put the quinoa and stock in a large saucepan and cook according to the packet instructions. Drain and leave to cool.
- Heat a griddle pan over a medium heat. Brush the pork steaks with the oil and griddle in the hot pan for 8–10 minutes on each side
- depending on thickness
- or until cooked through. Leave to cool before slicing.
- Add the kale
- chickpeas and nuts to the cooked quinoa and mix well.
- To make the dressing
- heat the oil in a medium saucepan and cook the garlic for 1–2 minutes. Add the oregano
- mustard powder
- coriander
- piri-piri sauce and sherry and cook for a further minute.
- To serve
- toast the seeds in a hot
- dry frying pan for 2–3 minutes
- stirring continuously.
- Put the quinoa on a serving plate and top with the sliced pork. Drizzle with the dressing and sprinkle with the seeds.

