Millet Tabbouleh

 

A great Mediterranean gluten-free side dish. If you've never had millet, give it a try. It pops open like tiny pieces of popcorn, actually kinda tastes like corn and has a great crunchy texture. Love. This. Dish.

 

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups whole cooked millet (use one cup dry, see prep in instructions) 

• 2 diced Plum tomatoes, seeded 

• ½ cup seeded, diced cucumber 

• 1 finely sliced green onion

• ½ cup finely chopped Italian parsley 

• ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 

• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 

• ½ tsp Kosher salt, or to taste 

 

Instructions

• Cook millet according to directions.

• Place all chopped vegetables in a large bowl.

• Pour lemon juice and olive oil over vegetables.

• Add seasonings and cooled millet. Stir to mix. Refrigerate overnight for full flavor.

 

Serves: 4

Time: 10 minutes after millet cooks

 

HEARTFUL RECIPE - One of our real food recipes that focuses on veggies, protein, healthy fats and/or healthy carbs and doesn't include gluten, dairy, soy, refined sugar, corn or peanuts.

 

Write-up by Pam.