Name: Spiced Millet Salad
Yield: 3 Servings
Ingredients: ~2 cups cooked millet (or couscous); 1 medium eggplant (cut into discs, grilled, then cubed ( <— crucial to the flavors!)); 1/4 red bell pepper (finely diced); 1 can chickpeas (including bean goo for stickiness and moisture); 1/2 cup raisins; 1 cup arugula (steamed, then chopped (or spinach or another green or omit)); 1/4 cup pecan pieces (or walnuts or almonds); A lot of garam masala and turmeric (maybe 1 tbsp each (or cinnamon!)); Salt to taste (will be more than you think); Black pepper and cayenne to taste; Maybe some olive oil if you still need some liquid and moistness (1 tbsp)

This was one heck of a grain salad!! SO much flavor diversity!

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Spiced Millet Salad

Servings 3 Servings

Author Kath Younger

Ingredients

~2 cups cooked millet or couscous
1 medium eggplant cut into discs, grilled, then cubed ( <— crucial to the flavors!)
1/4 red bell pepper finely diced
1 can chickpeas including bean goo for stickiness and moisture
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup arugula steamed, then chopped (or spinach or another green or omit)
1/4 cup pecan pieces or walnuts or almonds
A lot of garam masala and turmeric maybe 1 tbsp each (or cinnamon!)
Salt to taste will be more than you think
Black pepper and cayenne to taste
Maybe some olive oil if you still need some liquid and moistness 1 tbsp

Instructions

Stir it all up, let sit for at least an hour in the fridge to cool and absorb!