Christmas mixed-grain and nut salad - madeleine kamman

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupWehani rice; cooked, warm
cupCoarse corn grits; cooked, warm
1cupBarley; cooked, warm
½cupRaisins
cupPistachio nuts; coarse chopped
½cupParsley; coarse chopped
1Lime; juiced
2tablespoonsPomegranate juice OR cranberry juice
2Cloves garlic; juiced
Salt and pepper
6tablespoonsAvocado oil
24Kumquats; sliced

Directions

Combine the wehani rice, corn grits, and barley in a large bowl. Add the raisins, nuts and parsley.

To Make the Dressing: Combine the lime juice and pomegranite or cranberry juice, the garlic juice (obtained by pressing the cloves in a garlic press), the avocado oil, salt and pepper in a blender container and homogenize well. Pour the dressing over the grain mixture.

To serve, mound the grain on a plate and border it with the kumquat slices.

Recipe by: Madeleine Cooks - Madeleine Kamman Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #957 by KSBAUM <KSBAUM@...> on Dec 15, 1997