Millet Tabouleh Salad
Perfect for a potluck, picnic, or light lunch, this salad has it all—crunchy vegetables, soft, nutty millet, and a simple, tangy dressing. Use whatever vegetables you have on hand and add shredded chicken or a can of your favorite beans to make it a complete one-dish meal.
Millet Tabouleh Salad
Be sure to make extra to enjoy as a healthy lunch the next day.
Servings 6
Calories 209 kcal
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 1 cup millet
- 2 cups water or broth
- 2 small carrots sliced thinly
- 1 red pepper diced
- 1 small seedless cucumber chopped
- 3 radishes thinly sliced
- Fresh herbs chopped (mint, parsley, cilantro, dill)
For the dressing:
- 1 small shallot or 1/2 small red onion finely diced
- Juice of one lemon
- 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 3 Tablespoons olive or avocado oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Boil water or broth. Add millet, stir and simmer for 20 minutes until water is absorbed and millet is tender. Cool completely.
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In the meantime, whisk dressing ingredients together. Combine cooled millet with prepared vegetables. Sprinkle with fresh herbs.
Nutrition Facts
Millet Tabouleh Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 209
Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Sodium 22mg1%
Potassium 229mg7%
Carbohydrates 28g9%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 2356IU47%
Vitamin C 28mg34%
Calcium 17mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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