Name: Festive salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 200g pearl barley/millet/rice/buckwheat/giant couscous/etc; seeds of 1 pomegranate; 4 spring onions, chopped; 1 handful flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped; 1 handful mint, roughly chopped; 2 Tbsp chopped pistachios; 2 Tbsp pomegranate molasses; 1 Tbsp olive oil

Festive salad

30 Dec 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

40 minutes

Background

This festive salad looks fantastic on a buffet table at a party or goes well with grilled/barbecued fish and meat. It can be made with rice, pearl barley, millet, buckwheat, couscous, quinoa or freekeh. I normally make it with brown rice or pearl barley. It's delicious, healthy and easy to make.

Ingredients

200g pearl barley/millet/rice/buckwheat/giant couscous/etc
seeds of 1 pomegranate
4 spring onions, chopped
1 handful flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
1 handful mint, roughly chopped
2 Tbsp chopped pistachios
2 Tbsp pomegranate molasses
1 Tbsp olive oil

Instructions

Cook the grains according the instructions on the pack.
Meanwhile chop the spring opinions and the herbs.
Drain the grains, let them cool then mix everything together.
Season to taste.

Tips

You can easily make pomegranate molasses by boiling 500 ml pomegranate juice until it reduces to a thick syrup. Transfer it to a jar and you can use it for salad dressings and marinades.