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Spelt Grain Salad

This spelt grain salad is packed with ingredients like spelt, red cabbage, and carrots. It's drizzled with a delicious lemon honey dressing.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 201 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Spelt grain salad (Note 1):
  • 1 cup spelt grains Note 2
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 2 cups red cabbage shredded
  • 2 medium carrots
  • 4 green onions
Dressing:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons runny honey
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 1 garlic clove
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt or Kosher, more or less to taste
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

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  1. Cook spelt grains in salted water according to your package instructions. Drain well and let cool down a bit.1 cup spelt grains/ 200 g + ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  2. Chop vegetables: In the meantime, finely slice the red cabbage, carrots, and green onions. Then, combine the grains with the vegetables.2 cups red cabbage/ 200 g + 2 medium carrots + 4 green onions
  3. Mix all the dressing ingredients and combine them with the salad. Adjust the taste with salt and pepper.2 tablespoons olive oil + 2 tablespoons runny honey + 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar + 2 tablespoons lemon juice + 1 garlic clove + ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt + ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  4. Let the spelt salad sit for about 2 hours before serving, and adjust the taste again. Add more salt, pepper, vinegar, or lemon juice, if necessary. Serve at room temperature.

Notes

  • The salad needs to spend at least 2 hours in the refrigerator before serving. 
  • Spelt grains can be polished or unpolished, and the cooking time depends on that. Make sure you check the packet's instructions. Polished grains only need about 20 minutes, while unpolished ones need about 40 minutes. I use unpolished. dd

Nutrition Information

Serving 1/4 of the dish Calories 201kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 33g (11%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 7g (11%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 6g Sodium 562mg (23%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 14g (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 201

% Daily Value*

Serving 1/4 of the dish
Calories 201kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 33g 11%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 6g 35%
Sodium 562mg 23%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 14g 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.