Spicy green maftoul salad
A spicy green maftoul salad recipe celebrates the nutty maftoul pearls with sharp, lemony, herby flavours. Adapted from chef Sami Tamimi via Zaytoun.uk. Serves 4 as a side.
Ingredients
- 200 g maftoul
- 350 ml boiling water or vegetable stock
- 4 spring onions finely sliced (120g)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 60 g pistachios toasted and roughly chopped
- ¼ tsp chilli flakes
- 1½ tsp black onion seeds a.k.a. nigella seeds
- 1 fresh green chilli thinly sliced
- 50 g kale shredded (or lamb’s lettuce)
- Salt and pepper
Dressing
- 50 g dill
- 50 g mint
- 20 g parsley
- 20 g coriander
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 100 ml olive oil
Instructions
- Rinse maftoul and place in saucepan with water or stock. Bring to boil and simmer ~12 min. Take off heat, cover and stand 10min to absorb. Meanwhile, saute the onions in olive oil 2-3 minutes to soften. Let cool.
- Blitz dressing ingredients to a smooth paste.
- Stir the dressing into the maftoul, then add the onions, nuts, spices, chilli, ¾ tsp salt and a good grind of black pepper. Add the kale and gently combine before serving.
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