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As a great person once said: to be worth eating, salads need to have plenty of yummy bits (…yes, it was me). They can have heaps of lettuce, and even other raw veg like cucumber or tomatoes – but unless there’s something a bit special in there too, I’m not going to be interested. I love vegetables, but cold, raw vegetables don’t particularly excite me. I need me some yummy bits.
And this salad is 100% yummy bits.
Okay, I’m playing a bit fast and loose with the term ‘salad’ here – it’s more of a quinoa dish than a salad, but never mind. Top it with marinated artichoke hearts (a.k.a. my favourite thing that come in a jar, apart from maybe black olives, which are equal favourites), crumbled feta cheese, and fresh rocket, and…
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