#DontHitSnooze: Layered salad

Ever worked out how much money you spend on lunches each day? If you're taking part in BodyPositive's #DontHitSnooze week, then why not spend your extra time making something?

Save yourself a packet with these tasty lunches that can be made in nine minutes. Watch the video and get cracking in the kitchen!

Layered Salad

Serves 1. You'll need a tall glass jar with a lid, or a plastic lunchbox.

Approx cost : £2.09 per portion

Ingredients

  • Dressing - 1 tsp honey, 1 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp lemon juice, 3 tsp olive oil, pinch of salt and pepper

  • A handful (35g) thinly sliced white cabbage

  • A handful (70g) finely cubed cucumber (about a 6 cm piece, cubed)

  • A handful (80g) pickled beetroot or beetroot in vinegar, cubed or chopped

  • A tin (112g) of tuna, drained - or a handful of tinned chickpeas

Instructions

  1. Mix together the dressing ingredients and place in the bottom of your jar

  2. Add the white cabbage, then the cucumber, then the beetroot

  3. Mix together the drained tuna or chickpeas, olive oil and lemon juice

  4. Pop the tuna mixed with oil and lemon juice on top of the beetroot layer

  5. Close the lid of the jar and leave in the fridge overnight or all morning.

Simply shake to distribute the dressing evenly, then eat!

All our nine minute recipes have been created by Jenny Tschiesche who is one of the UK's leading nutrition experts and founder of www.lunchboxdoctor.com. She delivers nutritional advice to Great Britain's best up-and-coming athletes and their parents through her work with SportsAid - the charity providing financial help and recognition to the country's young sports stars.