The God's made me this salad from the Girth of the earth

Hello there my fine friends.
I forgot to ask you all what you got for Christmas? Wooly jumper? Bath smellies? Sweeties?
Well, Santa was good to me. I got a wooly jumper. It was made for me by my Mum. It is black with a giant skull and cross bones on it. I haven't taken it off since Christmas. In fact, I'm wearing it right now as I write this blog.
Thanks Mum. Love yoooooooooooooooou.XXX
I also got a Manowar CD from my sister.

I've never really given Manowar more than a few minutes mild  amusement. Until the past few months that is,when every Friday morning at 9am sharp, Rock Radio ceremoniously plays "Warriors of the World". It's a tradition apparently.
Damn, It's just so catchy. I'm usually in work and elbow deep in butter icing by this time. Yes, I know my job is girly and twee but I make up for it by wearing a rockin bandanna and big spiky arm bands . OK, I lied about that last part. That would just be silly. I'd be trying to work with cupcakes stuck all over my arms.

Anyhoo, Even Lisa is singing along to it now. We raise our hands up in the air because we are sugary, butter creamed, warriors of the world.



You would naturally assume that these leather clad, greased up, loin clothed metal warriors eat raw meat served upon the naked bodies of beautiful wenches? Well no!Have you seen those guys? The singer alone must have to jump of a mountain to slip into those teeny tiny leather trousers.
No! A metal warrior has to keep his strength and stamina up by eating "super whole foods".
What are super whole foods I hear you say? Well, they are foods which are rich in nutrients, vitamins and minerals and packed full of energy to keep you going through the day and to stop you needing to take sneaky little snack attacks.
These foods are so super that they should be wearing tiny little capes and fly around helping the hungry and the weak. Or maybe tiny little loin cloths, swinging tiny little axes and riding tiny little horses of steel.

So if you want to look like Manowar ,grease yourself up, fight your enemies and don a loin cloth, then tuck into this.

The God's made me this salad from the girth of the earth


serves 2 hungry warriors

Small pack tender stem broccoli
100g Quinoa (It's kinda like cous cous and you can get it from most supermarkets)
1 small raw beetroot
Big hand full pumpkin seeds
Big hand full walnuts
Seeds from 1 pomegranite
Small hand full blueberries
Small pack baby spinach, washed
Big glug olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
Pinch of salt and pepper

So first you want to cook the quinoa.
Rinse and drain the quinoa then put into a pan with enough water the cover about an inch above the quinoa. Add a pinch of salt and put onto a high heat until water just starts to boil, turn down to a simmer and cook, stirring every now and then for about 5 to 8 minutes until tender. Drain and put into a big mixing bowl and add a little drizzle of olive oil and mix, so the grains don't stick together.
Next, put the broccoli into a microwaveable dish, sprinkle over a little water and seal completely with cling film. Cook on high for 2 minutes. you want the broccoli to still have a bit of bite. Alternatively, stem the broccoli for a few minutes until just tender. Cut into bite sized pieces.
Put the pumpkin seeds and walnuts into a dry frying pan and put on the hob at a medium heat and toast stirring every now and then till lightly toasted all over. Leave to cool.
Next ( and you might want to use gloves for this), grate the beetroot finely into your big bowl that has the quinoa in it. Add the pomegranite seeds and blueberries, spinach, pumpkin seeds, walnuts and broccoli. Squeeze over the juice of the lemon, add a glug of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix lightly and serve.
Can you feel it making you like Manowar?