RECIPE: Greens and tahini salad

Ingredients

Serves 2 – 4

• 2 tbsp Smartbite flaxseed oil
• 10 broccoli tenderstems
• 1 large marrow
• 2 yellow patty pans, quartered
• 1 baby gem marrow, quartered
• 100g asparagus spears
• 2 whole bok choys, halved
• 80g sugar snap peas
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp Smartbite chia seeds
• 3 Smartbite seed crackers, quartered

Tahini dressing

• ¼ cup of water
• 2 tbsp Smartbite tahini paste
• 2 tsp Smartbite honey
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 clove garlic, crushed

Method

1. Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan.
2. Sauté the broccoli, marrows and asparagus until just tender with a firm bite.
3. Steam the bok choy and sugar snaps in a Smartbite steamer.
4. Toss all the vegetables together and arrange on a platter.
5. Toast the sesame and chia 
seeds in a pan for a minute or 
two until nicely browned and sprinkle over the vegetables with the seed crackers.
6. Blend all the tahini ingredients together and drizzle over the salad.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Sadiqah Assur-Ismail