Warm 7 Grains Salad 

Looking for a creative way to eat your whole foods and greens in this cold winter weather? Bored of sipping soup? Warm salads are a great option. This warm 7 grains salad is super hearty and healthy. It’s a perfect dinner recipe for wet wintery nights – it’ll warm you up and keep you full for long.

Serves 2

Prep 5 minutes

Cook 25 minutes

Ingredients

• Pack of 7 grains (barley, emmer wheat, durum wheat, buckwheat, red rice, black rice, and oats)
• 250g mushrooms
• 1 broccoli
• 3 leaves of black kale
• 1 onion
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• 1 tbsp soy sauce or balsamic vinegar (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 200°c.
2. Slice the mushrooms and black kale and dice the onion and broccoli.
3. Place all ingredients apart from the mushrooms and kale on a baking tray and bake for 15 minutes.
4. Bake the mushrooms in a separate tray for 50/10 minutes – they let out a lot of water.
5. Add the kale to the broccoli and onion tray and bake for 5 minutes.
6. Cook the 7 grains according to packaging instructions and drain.
7. In a big pot, heat up the olive oil and add the 7 grains.
8. Mix all ingredients together in the pot and season with salt and pepper.
9. If you fancy it, you can add a bit of soy sauce or balsamic vinegar for added flavor.

Serve your warm 7 grains salad while hot on a cold winter evening. For more healthy warming dinner inspiration, check out my rainbow winter warmer recipe.