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Greek Salad with Toasted Buckwheat

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  • Prep Time25 min
  • Total Time40 min
  • Makes6 servings
Greek Salad with Toasted Buckwheat

Photo, Carmen Cheung. Food styling, Ashley Denton. Prop styling, Madeleine Johari.

Chatelaine Triple Tested

We’ve elevated the traditional recipe with fibre-rich buckwheat and great northern beans.

Ingredients

  • 7 tbsp olive oil, divided

  • 3/4 cup buckwheat groats

  • 3 tbsp red-wine vinegar

  • 2 tsp honey

  • 3/4 tsp salt, divided

  • 1/3 cup pitted and finely chopped kalamata olives

  • 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion

  • 1 398-mL can great northern or navy beans, drained and rinsed

  • 2 bell peppers, (any colour) seeded and cut into 1/4-in. pieces

  • 1 English cucumber, seeded and sliced into 1/4-in. pieces

  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved

  • 2/3 cup chopped dill

  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta

Instructions

  • 1. Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high. Add 1 tbsp oil, then buckwheat. Cook, stirring often, until toasted and fragrant, about 2 min. Cover with 1 in. water. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until buckwheat is just tender, 12 to 13 min. Drain and rinse under cold water.

    2. Whisk remaining 6 tbsp oil with vinegar, honey and 1/2 tsp salt in a large bowl. Season with pepper, then stir in olives and onion, and let stand.

    3. Stir buckwheat, beans, peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, dill and feta into vinaigrette, tossing to coat. Transfer to a serving platter.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 342, Protein 10g, Carbohydrates 37g, Fat 19g, Fibre 7g, Sodium 754mg.
Excellent source of Vitamin C.

More on buckwheat groats—and where to find them

Buckwheat groats are the hulled seeds of the buckwheat plant. They’re a gluten-free whole grain. When roasted, they’re known as kasha and have an earthier flavour.

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