Kick start your 5-a-day in the morning with this healthy Breakfast Salad. This is a great breakfast if you struggle to eat first thing as you can take it to work and eat at your desk.
A yummy treat for Day 1 of Breakfast Week!
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 12 minutes
Serves: 1
Ingredients
- 100g salad potatoes, cut into chunks
- 1 medium egg
- 25g smoked ham, diced
- 1/2 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 tsp basil pesto
- 25g watercress
- 50g cherry tomatoes, halved
Method
- Place the potatoes in a small saucepan and cover with water, bring to the boil and cook for 6 minutes
- Add the egg to the pan and continue to cook for 6 minutes.
- Drain and cool under cold water.
- Peel the egg.
- Whisk the oil, pesto and seasoning in a large bowl with the potatoes.
- Add the ham, watercress and tomatoes and toss to evenly coat.
- Place on a plate and top with the halved egg.
- Serve with crusty bread.
Nutritional benefits
- Low in saturated fat (< 1.5g per 100g)
- Low in sugar (< 5g per 100g)
- High in protein (>20% total energy)
- Low in sodium/salt (<0.12mg per 100g)
- High in vitamin C (42% RDA per 100g)
- 1 of your 5 a day
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