Cooking With Ancient Grains

Cooking with ancient grains

Cooking with ancient grains

By: Jacqueline Alwill

Discover some of our favourite ancient grains from farro to spelt, millet, bulgar and teff and how to prepare and cook them.


Servings

Prep time

Cook time

Recipe


Ingredients

  • 200g bulgar, rinsed
  • ½ cup shredded kale leaves
  • ½ cup chopped fresh mint leaves
  • ½ cup chopped fresh dill leaves
  • 2 medium Lebanese cucumbers, diced
  • 180g Greek feta, crumbled
  • Sea salt & black pepper

  • Dressing
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp honey

Method


  • Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil, add bulgar and cook for 10-15 mins or until tender. Drain and set aside to cool. Once cooled, combine with kale, mint, dill, cucumbers and feta and season with sea salt and black pepper.
  • Whisk together ingredients for dressing in a small bowl.
  • Pour dressing over salad ingredients, toss and serve.

  

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Jacqueline Alwill

Jacqueline Alwill

Jacqueline Alwill, founder of The Brown Paper Bag, is an Australian nutritionist, author, presenter and mum. She is dedicated to improving the health, wellbeing and happiness of all individuals. Jacqueline’s philosophy on health lays the foundations for the experience that clients and the community have in her practice, workshops and the food they cook.

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