Millet & Quinoa Mediterranean Salad
photo by Probably This
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
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5 cups
- Serves:
- 3-4
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup millet
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup quinoa (red, white, or black)
- 3⁄4 cup water
- 1 English cucumber, diced
- 1 tomatoes, ripe, seeds squeezed out, diced
- 1 sweet pepper, seeded, diced
- 1⁄2 red onion, sliced thin
- 1 garlic clove, pressed
- 200 g feta cheese, diced
- 1 (10 ounce) can large white beans, drained
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (more, to taste)
- 2 teaspoons dried dill (sub basil or oregano, if preferred)
- 1⁄4 cup pine nuts
- 1 lemon, juice of (zest as well, if preferred)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (optional)
- fresh ground pepper, to taste
directions
- Bring millet and 1 cup water to boil, reduce heat, and simmer for five minutes; turn off heat, cover, and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Bring quinoa and 3/4 cup water to boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, for 12-14 minutes; fluff.
- Combine all ingredients and toss; chill. Enjoy!
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Reviews
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Kat, this salad is amazing! So refreshing, full of wonderful complementing flavour and so satisfying! Mmmm, yum, yum, yum!!!! :) I used white quinoa and as I didnt have enough of that on hand threw in some pearl barley just because. I also subbed sunflowerseeds for the pine nuts, but other than that stuck to your recipe and LOVED it!!! The perfect summer salad, that will be made over and over again in my house! Cant wait! THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this winner with us! Made and reviewed for PRMR June 2010.
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Kat, this salad is amazing! So refreshing, full of wonderful complementing flavour and so satisfying! Mmmm, yum, yum, yum!!!! :) I used white quinoa and as I didnt have enough of that on hand threw in some pearl barley just because. I also subbed sunflowerseeds for the pine nuts, but other than that stuck to your recipe and LOVED it!!! The perfect summer salad, that will be made over and over again in my house! Cant wait! THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this winner with us! Made and reviewed for PRMR June 2010.
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I'm a now vegan who used to make one heck of a souvlaki. I love cooking, I was a huge fan of Moosewood and Molly Katzen prior to going vegan (although that has nothing to do with my choosing the name Katzen - that's just what my German Grandma has called me all my life.) Aside from cooking, I also love scuba diving, cycling, politics, and reading.