Cooking with Millet
Millet is commonly known as a type of birdseed but its actually a healthy whole grain. Here are some of its benefits:
Gluten Free
Easy to digest
Highly nutritious
High in fibre, B vitamins, iron and magnesium AND protein
Check out the below super healthy and tasty Millet Salad recipe. Makes 4 portions.
Millet Salad
For the dressing:
1/2 cup hemp oil
1/4 cup cider vinegar
Juice of 1 lemon
1 clove garlic
1/2 red pepper chopped
1/4 teasp salt
1/4 teasp black pepper
1 tablespoon of fresh parsley
1/2 teasp rosemary
1/2 teasp dijon mustard
2 teaspoons of maple syrup
The Rest:
1 cup millet
2 cups of water
1 head broccoli
3 stalks of celery
1 carrot
Fresh greens (I used about 50g kale for this)
100g cherry tomatoes halved
Method
Put millet and water into a pot, cover and bring to the boil for 10 minutes. Then set aside to cool. Fluff with a fork.
Put all veg (except tomatoes) into a steamer and steam for about 7 minutes. Allow to cool.
Put all dressing ingredients into a food processor and blend.
In a large bowl mix together veg, dressing, millet and cherry tomatoes.
Enjoy!
This recipe makes a really handy lunch too!
Awesome! Great work Miss Julie
Why thank you. I’ll do the taste test when you try it out