At least, looking at that picture you'd be forgiven for believing that. It's impeccably wholesome, low fat, highly nutritious, low GI and simply terribly good for you but there's no denying that it looks... well, brown.
Tonight's supper is just a little more uninteresting to look at than usual because normally when I make this I include some fat slices of braised mushrooms or some roasted pepper strips to add to the complexity but because I have none of those things at the moment the best I can do is a chiffonade of herbs, wild sorrel, chives and sweet cicely with its lovely light anise flavour. Even so, it's absolutely delicious.
Soak some wheat berries for a few hours and then set them to cook until nice and soft (at least 45 minutes). Don't let the water run out during the long simmer.
Cook some brown or green lentils until they are soft but still hold their shape. These took about 25 minutes.
Drain both, and mix together. Add a couple of cloves of garlic (yes, two or more even!) well mashed with a very few grains of salt. You only need a little salt to start that mashy thing because you'll also be adding a splash of soy sauce and a splash of wine vinegar to taste. That's it. Dressing done. No oil.
If you have them then try the additions, one or the other, mentioned above but this is a meal that stands on its simplicity. A few herbs are always worthwhile.
Eat on your own, with friends or with an irritated audience of vampires. That garlic is strong.
1 comment:
Yum - I must have been a vegan for a long time - because the first thing I thought when I saw that was "delicious!" ;-)
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