The recipe: 3B Millet Salad with berry vinaigrette
This was the strangest challenge list I have had yet. Blueberries and broccoli?? What am I supposed to do with that? It's a good thing I have friends to discuss these things with, or I wouldn't have come up with this idea. It's rather simple, really. Not much to it. But it is an odd flavor. Definitely not one of the best recipes, but...blueberries and broccoli??!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup beluga lentils (you can use any kind, I just thought the colors of this would be fun)
2/3 cup dry millet
1 cup broccoli, chopped into tiny pieces
1/2 cup blueberries *note: I used dried blueberries, fresh ones will have a much more vibrant flavor!
2 stalks green onions, chopped
1 tbsp strawberry preserves or jelly (you could use any kind of fruit jelly here, to suit your tastes)
1 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp canola oil
Directions:
Cook the lentils in 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer on med-low about 20 minutes.
Cook the millet. Bring 1 1/3 cups water to a boil, stir in millet, and cook about 20 minutes.
As the millet and lentils are cooking, chop the broccoli and green onion, and prepare the vinaigrette. For the vinaigrette, combine the lime juice and jelly, along with 1 tbsp water, and whisk until smooth. pour in the oil and whisk again. If you want to change the color of your millet and make it a slightly purply color, use a blender or food processor and add some of the blueberries to the mix.
When the millet and lentils are done and cooled a bit, combine them with the berries, onions, broccoli and vinaigrette. Toss until combined, and enjoy... Maybe. Ha ha!
