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Healthy&Taste: Ancient Grain Salad

Yields:4 servings
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation10 minutes
Cooking20 minutes
Ready In30 minutes

Ingredients

1/4 cup bulgur
1/4 cup millet
1/4 cup quinoa rinsed
1/4 cup cranberries or, blueberries, or raisins
1/2 cup parsley leaves chopped
1/4 cup celery chopped
1/4 cup sweet red bell pepper
1/4 cup apple peeled, and chopped
--- Vinaigrette
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons garlic clove minced
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 x black pepper

Directions

In large bowl, pour 1 cup boiling water over bulgur.

Cover and let stand for 30 minutes; fluff with fork.

Meanwhile, in saucepan, bring 1-1/2 cups water to boil; add millet and reduce heat to medium.

Simmer, covered, for 5 minutes. Add quinoa; simmer, covered, for 12 minutes or until water is absorbed.

In separate saucepan, bring 1/2 cup water to boil; add crangberries and boil for 4 minutes or until cranberries are plump and water is reduced to 1/4 cup.

Drain, reserving water.

Add millet, quinoa, parsley, celery, red pepper, apple and cranberries to burlur.

Vinaigrette: Whisk together lemon juice, oil, cranberry water, garlic, mustard, salt, and pepper to taste.

toss with salad.

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Lamb Curry with Yogurt

Yummy. Loved the creamy taste and consistency. Wouldn't hurt to add some more spice, either via chili powder or more green chilis ground in. Also, more than 2 cloves of garlic would be fine, too. Eli Hamlin

 
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