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Recipe: Minted Millet Cucumber And Garbanzo Salad
Similar Categories: Minted, Millet, Cucumber, Garbanzo, Salad
----DRESSING----
1/4 c Olive Oil
1/4 c Lemon Juice
1 c Fresh Mint Leaves
1/2 c Chopped Parsley
-----SALAD-----
2 Cucumbers; sliced (up To 3)
1 Red Onion; diced
1 cn Garbanzo Beans
1 c Millet; uncooked
2 tb Olive Oil
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Cardamon
1/2 ts Salt
2 1/2 c Boiling Water
Combine dressing ingredients in large bowl. Set aside. Add cucumber, onion
& garbanzos to dressing. Allow to marinate for ~ 20 minutes. Rinse millet
and drain in mesh strainer. Place in a heavy pot and cook over medium heat,
stirring frequently, for ~ 10 minutes, until water evaporates and millet
turns light gold. Drizzle millet with oil, stirring to coat grains. Stir in
spices and salt. Add boiling water and reduce heat to simmer. Cover pot &
simmer for 20-30 minutes until liquid is absorbed. Fluff with fork and
allow to cool. Add millet to dressing/vegetable mixture and mix well.
Variations:
In place of millet, use 3 c. cooked couscous or rice. Add pinch of cloves.
Substitute fresh basil for mint.
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