BBC salad


Ingredients
1 cup Broccoli heads
1 cup Sweet corn
½ cup Cranberry
¼ cup sunflower seeds
For Dressing
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp honey
Juice and zest of a lemon
1 tsp freshly cracked pepper

Salt to taste
Place broccoli heads in a microwave proof dish, sprinkle a little salt on it. mix well and cook in microwave for 2 mins.
Once cooled, add the berry, corn and sunflower seeds to it.

Make dressing in a bowl or jar. place all to ingredients together and whisk well until the salt dissolves. Pour over the salad and mix just before serving.

 A perfect side with almost anything!

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