Healthy Salads for Memorial Day Get Togethers!

It’s the start of the outdoor season, so while it’s great to celebrate with friends and family, maybe the salads are a good way to sneak in some extra healthy and satisfying ingredients.

 

Kamut® Wheat Berry Tangerine and Arugula Salad

 

Super easy and really deliciously fresh and tangy!

Makes 2 servings

1 cup cooked Kamut® wheat berries

½ lemon

1 bunch aruglula – 2 loosely packed cups

2 tangerines (medium, peeled, sliced cross-wise & segments separated)

1 Tbs extra virgin olive oil

1 Tbs rice wine vinegar

½ cup walnuts (shelled, walnuts, roughly chopped)

½ cup pecorino romano cheese (ribbons, optional)

Salt and pepper to taste

In a serving bowl combine Kamut® berries, arugula, tangerine pieces, walnuts and olive oil. Mix well and squeeze with lemon juice and drizzle with rice wine vinegar. Top with Pecorino Romano ribbons, if using, before serving. Keeps in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for several days.

 

 

Kamut® Wheat Berry Spicy Gazpacho Salad

 

Up to you how spicy you make it!

Makes 4 servings

2 cup cooked Kamut® wheat berries

3 vine ripe tomatoes, finely chopped

1 green pepper, deseeded and finely chopped

1  cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeds removed and finely chopped

3  celery stalks, finely chopped (chop up the leaves too)

½  small red onion, finely chopped

2 Tbs extra virgin olive oil

2 Tbs fresh lemon juice

2 Tbs red wine vinegar

2 tps Worcestershire sauce

½ tps salt

½ tps fresh black pepper

Hot red pepper sauce to your taste

Put all the ingredients (up to the salt, pepper and hot sauce) in a large bowl. Mix well, then add the seasonings and hot sauce (several dashes) Set aside at room temperature to marinate for at least 20 minutes before serving. Add more hot sauce as required. Perfect to put into mason jars for a picnic!

 

Broccoli, Cherry Tomato and KAMUT® Pasta Salad

Not your typical pasta salad. The nutty, buttery flavor of the KAMUT® pasta combined with a fresh herb mixture and crisp, fresh broccoli and tomatoes delivers a lot of flavor and texture.

Makes 6-8 servings

Herb Mixture

½ cup finely chopped fresh parsley

½cups fresh chopped basil leaves

¼cup fresh chopped mint leaves

1tsp freshly grated lemon zest

 

Dressing

2 cloves garlic, peeled

¼cup low-fat buttermilk

½cup 2% low-fat cottage cheese

1Tbs fresh lemon juice

1Tbs red wine vinegar

1Tbs balsamic vinegar

1Tbs extra virgin olive oil

½tsp black pepper

½cup crumbled feta cheese

 

Salad

3 cups small broccoli florets

1½cups cups sliced button mushrooms

2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved

2 cups cooked KAMUT® pasta

½ cup shallots, minced

14oz can artichoke hearts, drained and halved

 

 

Panzanella Salad

A classic Italian panzanella salad, all the great flavors and none of the gluten. Substitute the standard day-old bread with more nutrient-rich and gluten-free I Heart Keenwah herbes de provence quinoa puffs.

 

Makes 8 servings

1 bag Quinoa Puffs Herbes de Provence

1 box cherry tomatoes halved (get mixed colors if you can)

1 cucumber, peeled, deseeded and chopped into ½” pieces

1 red onion, peeled and chopped

1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped

1 small bunch of parsley, chopped

3 tsp vinegar (balsamic or champagne vinegar)

1 tsp Dijon mustard

2 tsp EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)

pinch of sea salt

 

Put all the chopped veggies, tomatoes, cucumber and onion in a large salad bowl. Add the chopped parsley and the bag of quinoa puffs and mix together.

For the dressing, combine the garlic, vinegar, olive oil, mustard and salt and whisk (the mustard will act as a emulsifier). Coat vegetables with dressing, mix evenly and let sit. Panzanella is a sort of salad that gets better with time — the vinegar cuts through the raw onion and garlic and the quinoa puffs absorb the natural juices of the raw tomato and cucumber.