Why recepie famous for?
Colourful, tasty and packed with vitamins to boot, these layered salad jars are great to make with kids for a wholesome lunch or afternoon snack
Ingredients
140 g frozen soya beansor peas
200 g tub hummus
(reserve 2 tbsp for the dressing)
2 red peppers (or a mixture of colours) finely chopped
Half cucumber, finely chopped
200g cherry tomatoes, quartered
2 large carrots
small pack basil
2 large carrots, peeled and grated
4 tbsp pumpkin seeds (optional)
For the dressing
zest and juice 1 lemon
1 tbsp clear honey
2 tbsp hummus
(from the tub, above)
Instructions
First make the dressing. Put the ingredients in a jam jar with 1 tbsp water. Screw on the lid and shake well. Set aside.Bring a small pan of water to the boil, add the beans or peas and cook for 1 min until tender. Drain and run under cold water until cool. Divide the remaining hummus between 6 large jam jars. Top with the drained soya beans or peas, peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, basil leaves, carrots and pumpkin seeds, if using. Screw on the lids and chill until needed. Will keep in the fridge for 24 hrs.
When ready to serve, pass around the jars and let everyone pour over a little dressi
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