Different types of grains are good for health and these can also be used in the form of salad. You are just required to make selection of the desired types of grains and add them in salad. You can have different types of fruits and vegetables in the form of salad and add some grains in them for increasing taste and energy levels. You can make a grain salad at home by using some simple items. There are many ways of making a grain salad and you have many options to try at any time. This simple recipe will help you to make grain salad for 5 people at a time.
- Squash in roasted form
- Olive oil 4 table spoons
- Almost 8 ounces of butter nut squash in diced form
- About 8 ounces of acorn squash in diced form
- Faro bowl
- Olive oil 3 table spoons
- Minced onion 3 table spoons
- Uncooked faro 2 cups
- Water 4 cups
- Oil 1 table spoon
- Chopped cabbage 2 cups
- Parsley half cup in chopped form
In order to take start you must preheat your oven to almost 450 F degrees. You must use olive oil to toss the acorn squash and butter nut squash. Use a bowl of medium size for this process. You must cook the squash inside the oven and use foil for this process. This will give a brown color to the squash and this process will be completed in almost one hour. Take a pan and use some olive oil in order to heat some onions and farro. Give 2 minutes to onion for cooking and them more 2 minutes to farro to be cooked properly inside olive oil.
Water is to be added and then the pan must be covered till the water is absorbed. Almost 2 minutes will be needed for this process. Give 5 minutes to cabbage to be cooked so that it can also be used inside the salad. Take the cooked farro and vegetables and mix cabbage in them. You can use this type of salad in hot form or in cooled form. In order to use it in hot form you can make it and use it at the same time. In order to use it in cold form you can place it in refrigerator so that it can be cooled. Then you can use it at any time.
There are many options to use this type of salad as the main ingredients are grains to be included in the salad. Other ingredients can be changed as per needs of users. Such salads are giving options to users and they can make changes in ingredients as per needs. These types of salads are good for health and can be made in a short time period. You can add these types of salads in routine eating habits and get health benefits. This salad will give you 486 calories. This salad is free from cholesterol. Almost 13 grams of proteins are obtained with the help of this salad. Fat contents in this salad will give 142 calories. Overall this salad is good for health and you can try it at any time.