This prawn quinoa salad is perfect for a light dinner, packed lunch or picnic salad. It’s zingy, crunchy and full of flavour. The dressing is so moreish you really could put it on anything. This would be great with chicken or salmon and you can throw in any veggies you’ve got lying around in your fridge. This really is my idea of sunshine in a bowl.

This tuna quinoa bowl is full of goodness. The spicing on the outside of the tuna works so well with the fruity, zingy and spicy kiwi chimichurri, while the creamy avocado and sweet mango add more flavour and different textures. Some chopped red pepper adds more colour and crunch and the quinoa with plenty of lime and sliced spring onion bulks out the dish and soaks up all the lovely flavours. I priced this out using frozen tuna fillets but as I always say, if you can, head to your local fishmonger. These would be great on the bbq and would also work so well with salmon or chicken.

This was a salad made out of desperation but will become one I turn to again and again. Often we open the fridge at lunchtime and are faced with what seems like nothing inspiring, but with some quinoa, a few store cupboard ingredients and whatever else you have lying around you can make a delicious lunch in no time. It is also cheaper than your typical supermarket meal deal. This really doesn’t need a recipe, its more a case of throwing in whatever you fancy, but here is what I did to make this salad. It would also be great with some crumbled feta cheese over the top if you happen to have some in your fridge.