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Al fresco feast for SUMMER

CARROT, BROCCOLI AND LIME SALAD

This is such a refreshing salad, with its zingy lime dressing.

PER SERVING 135 cals, 7g fat, 1.3g sat fat, 11.2g carbs

SERVES 6

1 whole head broccoli, cut into small florets
5 large carrots, peeled and cut into long strips
45g (1½oz) pumpkin seeds
1 courgette, cut into thin rounds
1 iceberg lettuce, washed and dried
Small bunch mint
Zest of 1 lime For the dressing:
Juice of 2 limes, at room temperature
1tsp clear honey
1tsp Dijon mustard
½tsp soy sauce
4tbsp olive oil

1 Blanch the broccoli in boiling salted water for 4 mins, then rinse under a cold tap or plunge into iced water straight after. Once cool, drain and dry thoroughly.

2 Meanwhile, use a mandolin or vegetable peeler to slice the carrots into long, thin ribbons.

3 In a hot, dry pan, lightly toast the pumpkin

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