Hungry Paprikas· by Amina Al-Saigh★ 5.0 (1)

Zesty Freekeh Salad with Beans

Name: Zesty Freekeh Salad with Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 cup freekeh (325 g); 2 1/4 cups chicken broth or water (530 ml); 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 cups Arugula (packed); 540 ml canned mixed beans or chickpeas (drained and rinsed); 4 Persian cucumbers (finely chopped); 1/4 sweet white onion (sliced); 1/4 cup green onions (trimmed and chopped); 1/4 cup fresh mint (finely chopped); 1/2 cup parsley (finely chopped); 1/4 cup fresh oregano (optional); 1/2 cup walnuts or pumpkin seeds (chopped (optional)); 1/2 cup raisins ((optional)); 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (45 ml); 1/2 cup lemon juice (approx. juice of 2 large lemons); 1 tablespoon dijon mustard; 2 tablespoons honey; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (more per preference); 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (more per preference)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 50m total

Servings

Calories

32% of a 2,000 cal day

642KCAL

Protein

21g42% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat20g

25%

Saturated2g

11%

Unsaturated18g

—

Total Carbs96g

35%

Fiber18g

63%

Total Sugars18g

—

incl. Added Sugars9g

18%

Starch60g

—

Sodium1422mg

62%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A chewy, nutty freekeh grain salad with roasted chickpeas, fresh vegetables, herbs, and a honey mustard dressing. Colorful and satisfying, it's excellent for meal prep and becomes more flavorful as it sits.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

325 gfreekeh — 1 cup
2¼ cupschicken broth — 530 ml, or water
½ tspkosher salt
2 cupsArugula — packed
540 mlcanned mixed beans — drained, rinsed, or chickpeas
4Persian cucumbers — finely chopped
¼sweet white onion — sliced
¼ cupgreen onions — trimmed, chopped
¼ cupfresh mint — finely chopped
½ cupparsley — finely chopped
¼ cupfresh oregano — optional
½ cupwalnuts — chopped, or pumpkin seeds, optional
½ cupraisins — optional
¼ cupextra virgin olive oil — 45 ml
½ cuplemon juice — 2
1 tbspdijon mustard
2 tbsphoney
½ tspkosher salt
¼ tspblack pepper

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Method

50m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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