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Greek Grain Salad

Greek Grain Salad

Difficulty Level: Intermediate
  • Prep Time:
    10 Minutes
  • Cook Time:
    PT20M
    10 Minutes
  • Yield:
    4-6 servings
Fonio, an ancient grain from Africa, can be fun to try in this recipe, but couscous, quinoa, or even farro are also delicious!
Ingredients
  • 1 cup fonio, couscous, qunioa, or farro
  • 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano (or 1 teaspoon dried)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
  • 2 Persian (or ½ English) cucumbers, diced
  • 1 cup crumbled Feta cheese
  • ½ cup chopped Kalamata olives
  • ½ red onion, diced
  • 236.59ml fonio, couscous, qunioa, or farro
  • 473.18ml chicken or vegetable broth
  • 76.68g extra virgin olive oil
  • 59.15ml red wine vinegar
  • 12.78g fresh lemon juice
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 4.26g Dijon mustard
  • 12.78g chopped fresh oregano (or 1 teaspoon dried)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
  • 2 Persian (or ½ English) cucumbers, diced
  • 236.59ml crumbled Feta cheese
  • 118.29ml chopped Kalamata olives
  • 0.5 red onion, diced

Fonio, an ancient grain from Africa, can be fun to try in this recipe, but couscous, quinoa, or even farro are also delicious!

Preparation
STEP 1

In a small pot, combine fonio and vegetable broth. Cover, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 minute. Turn off heat and keep covered for 4 minutes, remove lid, fluff with a fork. Set aside to cool.

STEP 2

In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, mustard and oregano. Add salt and pepper to taste, set aside.

STEP 3

Add the cherry tomatoes, cucumber, feta cheese, olives and red onion to the fonio. Add dressing to fonio mix, toss to mix and serve!

Options

Add a cup of drained and rinsed garbanzo beans for even more protein and flavor!

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