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Recipe: ‘Get your freak on’ salad

July 6, 2016 by Shari 6 Comments

I’ve been playing around with freekeh lately, because there is only so much rice that I can bare to eat {I think that my boys might have a rice addiction – is there such a thing?}. If you’ve unaware of freekeh, it is a cereal food made from green durum wheat that is roasted and rubbed to create its unique flavour. It is an ancient Arabian dish derived, remaining popular in many countries of the eastern Mediterranean Basin where durum wheat originated.

Freekeh takes a little longer to cook then rice, so it isn’t going to be the thing to ‘go-to’ if you’re at the height of witching hour. I like to whip this salad up for lunch or it is great to prepare during naptime – as I find that the flavours improve with time.

GoodFoodWeek's freekeh salad

GET YOUR FREEK ON SALAD

150 grams of freekeh
1/2 red onion
20 grams of mint
10 grams of dill
1 lemon
100 grams of fetta
20 grams of pine nuts
2 tbsps of olive oil
sea salt and pepper

Dry roast the freekeh in a large saucepan over medium heat for 3 minutes, shaking frequently or until fragrant. Cover the freekeh with 4 cups of water and bring to the boil. Simmer the freekeh over medium heat for 20-25 minutes until cooked. Drain well and set aside.

Meanwhile, finely chop the red onion and the herbs, zest the lemon and juice half, crumble the fetta and toast the pinenuts.

Toss the onion, herbs, lemon zest, fetta and pinenuts through the freekeh. Mix the lemon juice, oil and seasoning together and then drizzle over the salad.

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Hi, I’m Shari Wakefield and I am the creative director and social media manager behind the food/lifestyle blog GoodFoodWeek. I’m a mum to four beautiful boys, who spends her days working in corporate communications and her nights cooking up a storm in her kitchen. We reside in Sydney, Australiaread more

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GoodFoodWeek started in 2008 as a way of sharing recipes with uni friends and family who were spread near and far. It has evolved over the years to contain my ramblings as I’ve searched for a house, planned the perfect veggie patch, stumbled through farmer’s markets with my eye half open (because you need to be there at 6am to get the fresh eggs), had babies, gathered family and friends around a shared table, laughed out loud and enjoyed life to the fullest! Read More…

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