Name: Tomato and mixed-grain salad with black garlic dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 - 8
Ingredients: 150 gm wild rice (1½ cups); 150 gm freekeh; 600 gm mixed cherry tomatoes, halved, sliced or quartered, depending on size; ½ cup each mint, coriander and flat-leaf parsley (loosely packed); ½ small spanish onion, thinly sliced; Black garlic dressing; 90 ml extra-virgin olive oil 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 3 black garlic cloves (see note), very finely chopped

Tomato and mixed-grain salad with black garlic dressing

No barbecue is complete without a mix of excellent salads. This one makes the most of summer tomatoes and the freshest of herbs, but don't be fooled - it's no lightweight.

Serves 6 - 8

Prep

15M

Cook

35M

Total

50M

No barbecue is complete without a mix of excellent salads. This one makes the most of summer tomatoes and the freshest of herbs, but don’t be fooled – it’s no lightweight. A mix of grains and seeds adds heft as well as interest.

Ingredients

150 gm wild rice (1½ cups)

150 gm freekeh

600 gm mixed cherry tomatoes, halved, sliced or quartered, depending on size

½ cup each mint, coriander and flat-leaf parsley (loosely packed)

½ small spanish onion, thinly sliced

Black garlic dressing

90 ml extra-virgin olive oil 1 tbsp red wine vinegar

3 black garlic cloves (see note), very finely chopped

Method

Main

1.Cook rice in a saucepan of boiling salted water, adding freekeh after 15 minutes of cooking, until tender (30-35 minutes). Drain well and spread on a tray to cool. Transfer to a bowl, add tomato, herbs and onion, cover and refrigerate until required.

2.For black garlic dressing, blend ingredients in a small food processor until smooth (thin with a little water if necessary) and season to taste.

3.Dress salad just before serving and toss to combine, transfer to a platter, scatter with nuts and seeds, and serve.

Tamari nut and seed mix is available from select greengrocers and health-food shops; if it’s unavailable, substitute your own choice of roasted nuts and seeds. Black garlic is available from select delicatessens and supermarkets.
Drink Suggestion: Juicy young red gamay Drink suggestion by Max Allen
Notes

Styling by Emma Knowles