Pesto and Pumpkin Seed Salad

A delicious crunchy salad with lots of different textures. Serve with rice cakes or fresh bread. 

To make the pesto: makes 250ml

50g of pine nuts 

A large bunch of basil

50g of Parmesan 

150ml of olive oil

2 garlic cloves 

Simply blend all of the above. 

For something different - the pine nuts can be replaced with other seeds or nuts of your choice. The same goes for the basil, as long as it's a leafy herb. Try pumpkin seed pesto or parsley and walnut pesto.  

To make the salad: serves 1

1/4 of a finely chopped iceberg lettuce

2 tomatoes roughly chopped 

1/4 of a finely sliced red onion 

2 inces of roughly chopped cucumber

1 tbsp of toasted pumpkin seeds 

1 tbsp of pesto 

Stir all of the above together and season to taste. I served mine with some fresh parsley on top.