Buckwheat Salad with Roasted Vegetables & Tomatoes
Serves: 3-4
Time: 25 mins
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
250g buckwheat
1tsp salt
1tsp oil
100g roasted vegetables (aubergine/red onion/courgette/pumpkin) chopped
1tbsp thyme leaves, chopped
5 cherry tomatoes, halved
1tbsp extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
squeeze of lemon
parsley to finish off
Method
In a large sauce pan, bring about 1l of water to boil, add the buckwheat, salt and oil. Stir and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes or until the grain is cooked al dente (tender but with a bite).
Drain the cooked buckwheat and leave to cool.
In a bowl, mix the roasted vegetables, thyme and cherry tomatoes and add cooled buckwheat.
Season well with salt, pepper, lemon juice and olive oil if necessary.