
Buckwheat Salad with Herbs, Cucumber and Apple Dressing
Prep 25 min · Cook 5 min · Serves 6
Make
Ingredients
- uncooked buckwheat — 1 cup (100 g)
- water — 500 ml
- parsley — 1 large bunch (finely chopped)
- mint — 1 large bunch (finely chopped)
- red onion — 1 large (finely chopped)
- cucumbers — 2 (diced)
- tomatoes — 2-3 (diced)
- lemons — 2 (juiced)
- apple — 1 (peeled and cut into chunks)
- ground cumin — 1 tbsp
- olive oil — 4 tbsp
- salt and pepper (to taste)
Method
- Cook the buckwheat with the 500 ml water in a rice cooker.
- Rinse the cooked buckwheat under cold water and let it drain well.
- Put the parsley, mint, onion, cucumber, tomato and buckwheat in a large salad bowl.
- Blend the lemon juice, olive oil, cumin and apple until smooth, and season with salt and pepper.
- Pour the dressing over the salad, toss and serve.
Recipe by Linga Murthy M · Recipe from FSSAI Eat Right India, Indi-Genius Food Challenge recipes, PDF pp. 84-85 (printed p. 77 on the photo page; the recipe page is unnumbered), written in our own words.