Superfood Grain Salad
This Superfood grain salad is filling and delicious and the perfect thing to keep in your fridge for weekday lunches. It is also a great salad to take to bbq’s as it always gets rave reviews!!
I have included both Thermomix and Non Thermomix Method’s for making this yummy Suerfood Grain Salad.
You can cook the Quinoa and Freekah in advance and then to combine it with the rest of the ingredients before serving if you are short on time
Ingredients
- 1/2 bunch coriander, chopped (can chop in Thermomix with the mint 3 sec, speed 7)
- 1/2 bunch mint, chopped
- 1/2 cup freekah (80g)
- 1/2 cup quinoa (80g)
- 1 zucchini cut into 1 cm rounds
- 1 small eggplant cut into 1 cm rounds
- 2 tbs coconut oil
- 4 tbsp toasted pumpkin seeds
- 4 tbsp toasted slivered almonds
- 4 tbsp toasted pine nuts
- 1/2 cup currants or dried cranberries
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive
- Sea salt to taste
- 1 pomegranate, deseeded, to serve
- 100g feta (optional)
Thermomix Method
- Fill Thermomix Bowl with 1250g water. Place quinoa in simmering basket and insert into the TM bowl.
- Place the lid on the bowl and cook Varoma speed 4 for 20 mins
- Set aside once cooked
- Add the freekah into the simmering basket. Rinse under tap water and place in the TM bowl. Place 1250grams water into the TM Bowl and lock lid; cook 10 minutes, speed 3, 100 degrees.
- Stir freekah and cook for another 12 minutes, speed 3, 80 degrees.
- Set aside to cool
- In a large fry pan add the oil and cook zucchini and eggplant on medium heat until golden on both side, set aside to cool
- Combine all ingredients in a large salad bowl and sprinkle with extra pomegranate seeds and feta cheese to serve
Non Thermomix Method
- Cook Quinoa and Freekah on the stove as per the packet directions
- In a large fry pan add the oil and cook zucchini and eggplant on medium heat until golden on both side, set aside to cool
- Combine with all other ingredients in a large salad bowl and sprinkle with extra pomegranate seeds and feta cheese to serve