Kasha and Lentil Salad with Chickpeas and Kale
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Ingredients
- 1 cup of dried garbanzo beans (chickpeas), sorted, washed and soaked for at least 4 hours in water
- ¾ cup of buckwheat kasha
- 1 1/2 cups of water
- Celtic Sea Salt
- ¾ cup of dried green lentils, sorted and washed
- 1 ¼ cups of water
- 1 bay leaf
- Celtic Sea Salt
- 2 medium shallots
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ¼ cup of red wine vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Celtic Sea Salt
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/3 cup of olive oil
- Black Pepper
- ½ cup chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon tarragon
- 5-6 leaves of fresh kale, washed and de-stemmed
- ½ cup of chopped walnuts
- Parsley
Instructions
- After soaking bring garbanzo beans to a boil and boil until soft. Place lentils and water in a medium saucepan. Add bay leaf, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Then add Celtic Sea Salt and continue to simmer for 5 minutes until tender. Drain and set aside. While beans are cooking, bring 1 cup of water and Celtic Se Salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add kasha. Cover the pan, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Set aside. While beans, lentils and kasha are cooking, prepare dressing as follows: in a small bowl, combine shallots, vinegar, garlic and salt. Whisk in lemon juice and olive oil. Season with pepper to taste. Add cooked garbanzo beans, kasha, cooked lentils to a medium bowl. Then add parsley and tarragon. Stir in the dressing. To cook the kale, bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Submerge kale leaves. Cook for 5-10 minutes or until leaves are a vibrant green color with a sweet succulent taste, but not bitter. Remove from heat, strain, and rinse under cold water. Squeeze out excess water. Serve salad at room temperature on a bed of the freshly cooked greens. Garnish with the walnuts and parsley
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