Moroccan Spiced Millet And Lentil Salad Recipe

It is a healthy and fulfilling salad that can be relished at room temperature or cold.

Smitha Kalluraya
Moroccan Spiced Millet And Lentil Salad Recipe
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Moroccan spiced millet and lentil salad, a healthy and fulfilling salad that can be relished at room temperature or cold. Addition of Moroccan spice blend to this salad makes it very flavourful and unique from the regular millet salads. We can add a choice of veggies and fruits to this millet lentil salad to make it more healthy. It is very easy to make yet very tasty.

Serve Moroccan Spiced Millet And Lentil Salad along with Roasted Tomato and Pumpkin Soup for weeknight dinner.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Salad recipes such as

  1. Lentil Tabbouleh Recipe
  2. Savory Melon Salad Recipe
  3. Watermelon Panzanella Salad Recipe

Cuisine: African
Course: Dinner
Diet: Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Glass Mixing Bowl
Prep in

10 M

Cooks in

20 M

Total in

30 M

Makes:

4 people Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Foxtail Millet , cooked
  • 1/2 cup Mixed lentils , cooked
  • 1 Onion , chopped 
  • 1 Carrot (Gajjar) , thinly chopped 
  • 1 Tomato , chopped 
  • 1/2 Cucumber , chopped
  • 5 Dates , deseeded and chopped
  • 1 Orange , peeled and sliced 
  • Anardana Powder (Pomegranate Seed Powder) , as required
  • 2 sprig Parsley leaves , chopped
  • 2 sprig Mint Leaves (Pudina) , chopped 
  • For dressing
  • 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 tablespoons Fresh orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon Ras el hanout spice blend , moroccan spice blend
  • Kosher salt , as required

How to make Moroccan Spiced Millet And Lentil Salad Recipe

  1. To begin making the Moroccan Spiced Millet And Lentil Salad recipe, cook millet in 1 : 2 water for 3 whistles. Spread on a plate and allow to cool. 

  2. Cook lentils in 1: 3 water for 3 whistles. Allow to cool. 

  3. Take a mixing bowl. Throw in millet, lentils, onions, carrot, tomato, cucumber, dates, orange, pomegranate, parsley and mint. 

  4. In an another bowl, prepare the dressing. Add olive oil, lemon juice, orange juice, ras el hanout spice blend and kosher salt. Mix it well.

  5. Add the dressing to the salad and mix well. Allow to sit for some time. Serve Moroccan spliced millet salad cold or at room temperature.

  6. Serve Moroccan Spiced Millet And Lentil Salad along with Roasted Tomato and Pumpkin Soup for weeknight dinner.