Healthy Lunch Recipe VIDEO: Millet Salad

by | Updated: December 3rd, 2016 | Read time: 1 minute

If you haven’t tried cooking with millet yet, what are you waiting for? It’s a great, high-protein grain that cooks up fluffy and light, in about 15 minutes. Easy to digest, millet is also a nice change of pace from ordinary rice or quinoa. Here’s a fun, colorful recipe for a veggie-filled salad that can be served as a delicious lunch, side dish or light dinner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf8CVNmwaQU

Ingredients

1/2 cup millet
1 + 1/2 cup water
Pinch of salt
2 tsp. turmeric + 1 tsp. dried oregano
2 cups broccoli, steamed + coarsely chopped
2 cups cauliflower, steamed + coarsely chopped
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
Juice of half a lemon
2 tsp. raw apple cider vinegar
2 tsp. olive oil
Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Soak millet for 15 minutes to 1 hour in pot of water. Drain and rinse millet thoroughly and place in pot with water, pinch of salt and turmeric, dried oregano.

2. Bring to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Stir with a fork.

3. Steam broccoli and cauliflower for 7 minutes.

4. Chop cilantro.

5. In a large mixing bowl, toss together millet, steamed vegetables, cilantro, and pumpkin seeds.

6. Combine lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, oil, sea salt, pepper then pour over salad.

7. Stir to combine salad with dressing. Serve cold or warm.

Pamela Higgins

Pam Higgins, Certified Health Coach, AADP received her credentials from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2010. Pam is the Founder of Total Health Counseling, LLC and www.totalhealthcounseling.com. She is a sensitive foodie and focuses on teaching clients about eating delicious food with pleasure. Pam will show you how to access your blueprint for healthy eating and lifestyle so you can be your best. Pam healed herself from years of chronic digestive and skin inflammation by accessing her own blueprint for healthy living and helps her clients find foods that nourish + balance their bodies. Pam lives in South Florida with her husband, Heman and dog, Cali. Contact Pam directly via email at totalhealthcounseling@gmail.com.