herb and grain salad with peas and feta

This herb and grain salad with peas and feta is a quick, healthy and filling lunch and also a great side dish for grilled halloumi or fish! It’s really easy to make and is also perfect for take-out!

Spring is just around the corner. Whoop whoooooop!!

And with it, lots and lots of delicious fruits and veggies! I always get a huge craving for refreshing dishes and salads with these warm temperatures. Are you feeling the same way?

This simple herb and grain salad with peas and feta is right up my wave. Filling spelt (or wheat) rice, green peas, fresh celery, crisp apple pieces and lotsss of herbs.

All good. All very good!

BUT the best part of this salad is the dressing. It’s made out of lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, honey and even more herbs. Cause herbs are the BEST, right?!! Everything together is finely pureed with a blender and makes an irresistibly good green dressing.

Tips & tricks for preparing this herb and grain salad with peas and feta:

• You can basically use any “al dente” rice. I like spelt or wheat rice best. It has a great texture and tastes slightly nutty. So, so good. The rice is cooked in vegetable broth for 20-25 minutes until soft. After it cooled to room temperature you can prepare the salad.
  (Note: in the photos you can see a “raw” wheat. However, this must soak overnight and cook the next day for at least 1.5-2 hours. Spelt rice is therefore a little better suited for this recipe, because it is prepared faster).
• Herbs, herbs, herbs. There almost can’t be too many. For real. I chose parsley and basil. However, dill, cress or cilantro also fit wonderfully!
• Use fresh lemons for the dressing if possible. Of course, bottled lemon juice also works. But this tastes by farrr not as fresh, “real” and sweet-sour.
• I highly recommend to make double the amount of the herb dressing. Maybe you already like to use it for this herb and grain salad. If not, it will keep in the refrigerator for up to three days. Now that the salad season is starting, there’s nothing better than having a dressing ready to hand in the fridge. 🙂

Wanna look into more spring-y recipes? This way:

• Papaya Burger with Crispy Sesame Tofu and Herb Pesto
• veggie summer rolls with peanut butter lime sauce
• Beetroot Hummus Sandwich with Pear

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herb and grain salad with peas and feta

This herb and grain salad with peas and feta is a quick, healthy and filling lunch and also a great side dish for grilled halloumi or fish! It's really easy to make and is also perfect for take-out!

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Keyword

Salad, Salat

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Passive Time

10 minutes

Servings

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Ingredients

herb lemon dressing

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice about 1,5 lemons
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 piece garlic glove
• 2 tsp honey or maple syrup
• 1 cup mixed herbs (i. e. basil, parsley, dill, cilantro, cress)
• 1/2 tsp salt

grain salad

• 1 1/2 cups spelt rice or wheat rice
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup peas fresh or frozen
• 2 sticks celery
• 1 medium apple
• 1/2 cup feta crumbs
• 1 cup mixed herbs (i. e. basil, parsley, dill, cilantro, cress)

Keyword Salad, Salat Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Passive Time 10 minutes Servings servings MetrischImperial Ingredients herb lemon dressing 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice about 1,5 lemons 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1 piece garlic glove 2 tsp honey or maple syrup 1 cup mixed herbs (i. e. basil, parsley, dill, cilantro, cress) 1/2 tsp salt grain salad 1 1/2 cups spelt rice or wheat rice 3 cups vegetable broth 1 cup peas fresh or frozen 2 sticks celery 1 medium apple 1/2 cup feta crumbs 1 cup mixed herbs (i. e. basil, parsley, dill, cilantro, cress)

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Instructions

1. Wash the spelt or wheat rice, rinse, place in a pot with the vegetable broth, bring to a boil once, turn down to medium heat, cover with a lid and cook until tender, about 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature after
2. For the herb lemon dressing, wash the herbs, chop and puree finely with the remaining ingredients using a blender. Season to taste and add a little more salt if necessary. Transfer to a jar and chill in the refrigerator until the salad is ready to be served.
3. For the peas, fill a medium sized pot with water and bring to a boil. Simmer the peas in it for 2-4 minutes. Rinse with cold water after.
4. Wash the celery and cut into fine slices. Wash the apple and cut into small cubes. Crumble the feta into a bowl with your fingers. Roughly chop the herbs.
5. Pour the cooled rice into a large bowl. Mix the peas, celery, apples, herbs, half of the feta and half of the dressing with the rice. Let soak for about 10 minutes. Stir well again before serving. Divide among plates and top with remaining feta and dressing.