Never tried berries in a salad before? Then you HAVE to try this recipe with strawberries, raspberries and fresh herbs with a crunchy oat topping. It’s bursting with juicy flavour and makes a lovely light lunch.
For the oat crunch topping
60g Mornflake Jumbo Oats
65g almond, chopped
1 tbsp golden linseed
1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
2 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp almond butter
For the salad
Few handfuls of mixed salad leaves
6 strawberries, sliced
12 raspberries
10 basil leaves
10 mint leaves
¼ red onion (soaked in a little lime juice for 20 minutes)
To make the oat crunch topping, add the dry ingredients to a small frying pan and toast for 4 minutes before adding the maple syrup and almond butter. Stir altogether and continue to cook for 6 minutes. Set to one side and allow to cool.
To assemble the salad, add a few handfuls of mixed salad leaves to a bowl, then mix in a handful of the oat crunch topping. Then add the sliced strawberries, whole raspberries, red onion, fresh mint and basil leaves and sprinkle over another handful of oat crunch topping.