Mandarin Freekeh Salad

In an earlier post, I told you about a grain that I hadn’t heard of which was a key ingredient in a pretty good salad – Freekeh.

It makes an appearance again in a salad and this time it was even better.

This has many of the textures and flavors that you associate in a Chinese salad, including mandarin oranges, cabbage and peanut sauce.

I used some pre-made peanut sauce in place of making my own and decided to add a bit of crunch with some peanuts. The recipe calls for snow pea pods, which I purchased but ended up using them for another recipe.

This recipe uses the Tamari flavor of freekeh.

After cooking and cooling the freekeh, all you have to do is put it together.

A great lunch dish on its own or a perfect side dish to some asian meatballs and noodles!

Easy Mandarin Freekeh Salad

Ingredients:

1 8 oz. package “Original” or “Tamari” variety freekeh
2 cups chopped fresh sugar snap peas or snow peas
1/4 cup sliced raw almonds or chopped peanuts
1 small bunch diced spring onions
1 package cabbage slaw
1 large can mandarin oranges, rinsed, drained
dressing:
1 cup peanut sauce
3 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1/4 c rice vinegar
a dash or two of cayenne pepper
options: fresh diced cilantro, extra shredded carrot

Directions:

step 1. Cook freekeh according to package instructions. Allow to cool in fridge after cooking.
step 2. in a large bowl mix up the dressing and set aside.
step 3 in a large bowl add all ingredients together, serve room temperature or chilled. Store in fridge for up to 5 days.

Source: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=resources/lifestyle_community/food/recipes&id=9134841&rss=rss-wls-article-9134841