Grain Salad with Roast Onions and Mushrooms

Bulgur wheat is a cracked roasted wheat, popular in the Middle East. It has a delicious nutty flavour and is a great alternative to grains such as rice or couscous in salads.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C Fan and cook the bulgur wheat according to the instructions on the packet.

Step 2

Place the mushrooms on one baking tray and the red onion on another. Drizzle both trays with olive oil and season. Roast in the oven for 10 minutes, turning once. Add the walnuts to one of trays to toast for the final 2 minutes of cooking time.

Step 3

Put the cooked bulgur, spinach, chopped chives and tarragon into a large serving bowl and mix well.

Step 4

Make your dressing by whisking together the apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, tomato puree, mustard, maple syrup and 5 tbsp olive oil. Season to taste. Drizzle 2/3 of the dressing over the bulgur-herb mix and mix well. Transfer to a serving platter

Step 5

Once the mushrooms and onions are ready, remove from the oven and spoon them over the dressed bulgur. Top with remaining dressing and voila!

  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 20g Chives, chopped 1x Sainsbury's Bunched Chives 20g
  • 75g Walnut, roughly chopped 1x Sainsbury's Walnuts, Halves 100g
  • 100g Baby Spinach 1x Sainsbury's Baby Leaf Spinach 100g
  • 300g Chestnut Mushroom, sliced 1x Sainsbury's Chestnut Closed Cup Vitamin D Mushrooms 300g
  • 20g Tarragon, chopped or a pinch of dried 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Tarragon 20g
  • 3 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar 1x Aspall Classic Apple Cyder Vinegar 350ml
  • 1.5 tbsp Maple Syrup 1x Clarks Original Maple Syrup with Carob Syrup 180ml
  • 1.5 tbsp Soy Sauce 1x Sainsbury's Light Soy Sauce 150ml
  • 1.5 tbsp Tomato Puree 1x Sainsbury's Tomato Puree, Double Concentrate 200g
  • 170g Bulgur Wheat 1x Sainsbury's Cracked Bulgur Wheat 500g
  • 5 tbsp Olive Oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
  • 1 Red Onion, cut into thin wedges 1x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
  • 1.5 tsp Dijon Mustard 1x Sainsbury's Dijon Mustard 185g
  • Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
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