Orange, Greens and Groats Salad Ring
A salad that hits the spot with juicy oranges and chewy buckwheat
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup buckwheat groats
- 2 cups mixed greens
- 1 cup sugar snap peas, cut in half
- 2 oranges, peeled, segmented or sliced
- 1 small apple, cut into matchsticks
- 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 cup sprouts or microgreens
- 1 cucumber
Dressing
- 1/4 cup chives, chopped
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tsp Dijon
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tsp honey or maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp salt
- freshly ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Use a strainer to rinse the buckwheat under running water. In a pan, combine the buckwheat and 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. When the buckwheat is tender, strain off excess water and rinse under cold water. Transfer to mixing bowl.
- To the bowl, add the mixed greens, peas, orange segments and apple matchsticks. Toss together gently.
- Make the dressing by mixing the ingredients together in a small bowl or jar. whisk well to combine.
- Thinly slice the cucumber lengthwise using a mandolin. You will need two slices per serving. It makes for a nice presentation, but you can serve the salad without the cucumber ring. If using the cucumber, overlap one cucumber end with the other, make a ring and overlap the other ends, standing the cucumber up in a ring on each plate.
- Place a large scoop of salad inside the cucumber ring. Sprinkle each salad ring with pumpkin seeds and sprouts.