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Vegan Spelt Salad with Watermelon Radishes

A delicious vegan salad garnished with thin slices of watermelon radishes.

Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword salad, spelt, vegan, watermelon radish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked spelt
  • 2 cups vegetable stock or water
  • 2 cups chopped mixed greens (Kale, spinach, or any sturdy greens will do)
  • 2 shallots finely minced
  • 5 fresh mint leaves coarsely chopped
  • 1/8 cup fresh cilantro leaves coarsely chopped
  • 1 watermelon radish thinly sliced, preferably with a mandoline slicer

Dressing

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • juice of two lemons
  • 1 tbsp agave syrup
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Prepare the spelt: Bring the stock or water to a boil, add the spelt, return to a boil, loosely cover, and simmer for approximately 40 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed. Set the spelt aside to cool.

  2. While the spelt is cooling, prepare the dressing: Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, agave syrup, and salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the cooled spelt and set aside. (At this point you can refrigerate the spelt for up to a day before you make the actual salad. This will allow the spelt to soak up the flavor of the dressing.)

  3. In a large salad bowl, add the coarsely chopped greens, shallots, mint and cilantro leaves. Add the spelt and dressing and toss to combine. Add additional salt or pepper as desired. Garnish with watermelon radish slices.