Ingredients
6 portion(s)
Yoghurt Dressing
- 1 tablespoon cumin ground
- 1 heaped tablespoon honey
- 200 grams natural yoghurt
Salad Ingredients
- 1/2 bunch coriander, leaves only
- 1/2 bunch Continental Parsley, leave only
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 pomegranate
- 160 grams freekah
- 90 grams Puy lentils, or french lentils
- 3 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
- 3 tablespoons slivered almonds
- 3 tablespoons sunflower seeds
- 70 grams raisins
- 1 lemon
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
Recipe's preparation
Combine the cumin, honey and yoghurt in a small bowl and set aside.
Place coriander, parsley and red onion into jug and chop 3 seconds, speed 7. Set aside in a large salad bowl and rinse the TM bowl.
Cut the pomegranate into quarters and place in TM bowl. Select ; 2 seconds speed 4. Pull the skin and white pith out. Place cold water in jug and pour into a strainer to seperate the seeds and remaining pith. Place seeds with the coriander/parsley and onion mix.
Weigh the freekah and puy/french lentils into the TM basket. Rinse under tap water and place in the TM bowl. Place 1250grams water into the jug and lock lid; cook lentils and freekah 10 minutes, speed 3, 100 degrees.
Using your spatula stir the lentils and add more water (enough to cover the lentils and freekeh). Cook for another 12 minutes, speed 3, 80 degrees. Once cooked, run under cold tap water to help cool down the cooked freekeh and lentils.
Toast the pumpkin seeds, slivered almonds and sunflower seeds to your liking (I usually do it on a baking tray in the oven, but you can also do it in the thermomix or in a fry pan).
Add the freekeh and lentils to the salad bowl; add raisins, juice of lemon, olive oil and toasted seeds/nuts and stir/toss to combine.
Serve with yoghurt dressing and enjoy!
Yoghurt dressing
Salad
Accessories you need
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Tip
You can buy freekeh in the gluten free/organic area of your supermarket. I have managed to find it at both coles and woolworths!
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Comments
Add a commentUse 'cracked' Freekah - Greenwheat Cracked Grain...
Use 'cracked' Freekah - Greenwheat Cracked Grain Freekeh @ a Super IGAChanged the Freekah to 'steel cut oats'No Pomegranate - use cut oranges
Cook the lentils/freekah for an extra 10 mins (thought they needed more)
Use 'cracked' Freekah - Greenwheat Cracked Grain...
Use 'cracked' Freekah - Greenwheat Cracked Grain Freekeh @ a Super IGA
Changed the Freekah to 'steel cut oats'
No Pomegranate - use cut oranges
Thanks so much for converting one of my favourite...
Thanks so much for converting one of my favourite recipes to a Thermomix version, so much easier! I find as long as I use 'cracked' freekah, the recipe works perfectly
Delicious and nutritious! Yum!
Delicious and nutritious! Yum!
This is awesome with Quinoa or briwn rice as a GF...
This is awesome with Quinoa or briwn rice as a GF substitute for the Freekah.
Jodie : )
Had it at a friends place, changed the feekah to...
Had it at a friends place, changed the feekah to steel cut oats, and didnt put the coriander in it, oh it was devine on gf wraps with chicken..
I have discovered that you need to use Greenwheat...
I have discovered that you need to use Greenwheat Cracked Grain Freekeh, not wholegrain. I wish the recipe had specified that. I have wholegrain Freekeh, and I am hoping that I can mill it to become the same as cracked freekeh. Does anyone know?
Lauren_Cahill:...
Lauren_Cahill:
After hunting many Coles and Woolworths I found it at my local Super IGA. Look up Greenwheat Freekeh for your local stockist that’s what I did 😊
Noosa@42:...
Noosa@42:
I would use dried cranberries if pomegranate wasn’t available but that’s just me...
Any tips on where to find freekeh? I’ve tried...
Any tips on where to find freekeh? I’ve tried Woolies and Coles and neither had it. What could you substitute?
Have made this a few times now, a family favourite
Have made this a few times now, a family favourite
Soooo yummy! Heaps easier
Soooo yummy! Heaps easier than my old recipe. We didn't have pomegranate so used a cut orange instead and was great. I cooked the lentils/free for an extra 10 mins.
I cheated and added a 90 sec
I cheated and added a 90 sec microwave pouch of rice/quinoa mix instead of the freekah/lentils. It was still really beautiful and quick to make. This will be a regular in our household. Thankyou!
Hello, has anyone found a
Hello, has anyone found a good substitute for when pomegranate is not in season? Thanks in advance!
Delicious salad .... so
Delicious salad .... so quick & easy using the TM. Always a favorite at family dinner/lunch gatherings.
Amazing! I added few lettuce
Amazing! I added few lettuce leaves chopped roughly and also few reddishes slices thinly. I made it for Easter and used it as a side dish to smoked salmon. Really nice, thank you!
Amazing flavour and texture.
Amazing flavour and texture. Really loved the pops of sweetness from the pomeganate. A definite winner in our house!
Our Family Favorite! I've
Our Family Favorite! I've only had my TM for a month and used to make the "Hellenic Republic" version of this dish pre-TM. It's so much quicker and easier now (I've made it 3 times already) - thank you so much for the recipe.
this is so good. my new go to
this is so good. my new go to salad.
Yummo, I loved the crunch and
Yummo, I loved the crunch and texture of the salad
Btw you cook the grains in
Btw you cook the grains in the basket so it doesn't matter which way the blades circulate.
Delicious interpretation of
Delicious interpretation of the " Hellenic Republic Grain Salad" for me the grains were under done, will cook them for an extra 10 minutes next time.
This is delicious and healthy
This is delicious and healthy too. I think it should be on "Counter-clockwise operation" for cooking lentils and freekah.