Buckwheat Salad with Kale & Mushrooms

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Serves: 4 as a main, 6 as a side
Prep & Cooking: 30-40 minutes

Ingredients:

  • ½ leek (or 1 onion)
  • 200g mushrooms
  • 5-6 stalks kale
  • 1 large carrot
  • garlic or garlic chives
  • handful of parsley

From the cupboard:

  • 200g buckwheat
  • 1 egg
  • cooking oil
  • balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • soy sauce
  • salt to taste

Method:

  1. Beat the egg and mix it in a frying pan with the buckwheat. Stir-fry the mixture with cooking oil until the grains completely separate. Add 1 teaspoon turmeric, 1 teaspoon paprika and salt to taste. Add boiling water (1 part buckwheat to 4 parts water) and leave to cook.
  2. In a separate pan stir-fry the mushrooms and finely chopped leeks. Mix with paprika and soy sauce. Fry for about 5-10 mins. Crush in 2 cloves of garlic or finely chopped garlic chives.
  3. Finely chop the kale and grate the carrot.
  4. Mix the mushrooms and fresh vegetables with the buckwheat and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle with parsley.

Recipe and image by Pavlina.