Fruit and herb buckwheat salad
- Published: 15 Oct 18
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
An easy fruit and herb buckwheat salad that can easily be made ahead of time, ready for a summery picnic or gathering.
-
Serves 8
-
Hands-on time 20 min
Advertisement
Ingredients
- 375g buckwheat
- 1 good quality vegetable stock cube
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- Grated zest and juice ½ lemon
- 1 preserved lemon, pulp removed and discarded, finely chopped (we used Belazu, from Sainsbury’s and Waitrose)
- 75g golden raisins
- 75g green olives, roughly chopped
- 50g shelled unsalted pistachios, roughly chopped
- Handful fresh mint leaves, chopped
- Small handful fresh dill, chopped
Advertisement
Sticky screen? No thanks! Tap to prevent your screen from going off while cooking.
Method
- Put the buckwheat in a large pan with the stock cube, cover with cold water and cook according to the buckwheat pack instructions. Put in a bowl and allow to cool a little. Stir in the olive oil, pomegranate molasses, lemon zest and juice, and preserved lemon. Season and allow to cool (see Make Ahead).
- Once cool, stir in the remaining ingredients to serve.
Recipe continues after advertising
Advertisement
- Recipe from July 2018 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 313kcals
- Fat
- 10.8g (1.5g saturated)
- Protein
- 5.7g
- Carbohydrates
- 47.1g (7.9g sugars)
- Fibre
- 2g
- Salt
- 1.1g
delicious. tips
Make the salad to the end of step 1 and chill up to 24 hours ahead in an
airtight container. Bring to room temperature to finish the recipe.
Buy ingredients online
Rate & review
Rate
Reviews
Save recipe
Pomegranate recipes
Lamb’s livers in pomegranate glaze with braised buckwheat
Olia Hercules has created an wonderfully simple, but incredibly tasty...
-
Easy
Save recipe
Griddled fennel with anchovies, quail eggs and buckwheat
A robust salad recipe, made with a flavoursome mix of...
-
Easy
Save recipe
Quinoa recipes
Parma ham, mozzarella and peach salad with buckwheat and quinoa
If you’ve never tried peaches in a salad, you need...
-
Easy
Save recipe
Fig recipes
Stuffed pumpkin with bulgur wheat, feta and figs
”There’s a bit of everything going on, which is why...
-
Medium
Subscribe to our magazine
Food stories, skills and tested recipes, straight to your door... Enjoy 5 issues for just £5 with our special introductory offer.
Subscribe
Unleash your inner chef
Looking for inspiration? Receive the latest recipes with our newsletter