Simple grains salad

Simple grains salad

This simple salad started out as a quick, well-filling afternoon snack. It has now grown into a full-fledged meal.

⏱ Prep 10 minutes min ⚡ Perform 20 minutes min 🏷️ MDB
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Instructions

Recipe steps from Mealie.

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Step 1

If serving, preheat the oven first and bake the garlic flat bread while grilling the lettuce in the pan so that everything is ready at the same time.

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Step 2

Boil one liter of water in a kettle.

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Step 3

Wash the pearl barley and bring to the boil in a pot with the stock cube and pre-boiled water. Stir to dissolve the stock cube. Boil for 20 minutes and drain.

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Step 4

Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut into quarters.

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Step 5

Wash the cucumber and cut into 0.5-1cm cubes.

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Step 6

Drain the chickpeas and wash with cold water. Remove any loose skins.

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Step 7

Drain the black beans and wash with cold water.

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Step 8

Chop the walnuts into small pieces.

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Step 9

Wash the salad and cut in half. Cut the half pieces in half again so that you have four quarters. Pat with kitchen paper to remove most of the moisture.

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Step 10

Heat some oil in a pan and once the pan is hot, add the gem lettuce to the pan.

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Step 11

Grill the lettuce in the pan for about 4-5 minutes over medium to high heat. Turn halfway through.

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Step 12

Remove the lettuce from the pan and place on a plate. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Step 13

Mix the walnuts, black beans, chickpeas, cucumber, tomato, and cooked pearl barley in a large salad bowl with the cumin powder, extra virgin olive oil, 0.5 tablespoon pepper, and 1 teaspoon salt.

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Step 14

Serve the grain salad with the grilled lettuce and, if serving, the garlic flat bread.

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