Grain Salad with Roast Onions and Mushrooms

    20m prep time
    20m total time
    Easy level
    14 ingredients

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
  • 75g Walnut, roughly chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Walnuts, Halves 100g
  • 100g Baby Spinach 1 x Sainsbury's Baby Leaf Spinach 120g
  • 300g Chestnut Mushroom, sliced 1 x Sainsbury's 300g Closed Cup Chestnut Mushrooms
  • 3 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar 1 x Aspall Classic Apple Cyder Vinegar 350ml
  • 1.5 tbsp Tomato Puree 1 x Sainsbury's Tomato Puree, Double Concentrate 200g
  • 1.5 tbsp Soy Sauce 1 x Sainsbury's Light Soy Sauce 150ml
  • 170g Bulgur Wheat 1 x Sainsbury's Cracked Bulgur Wheat 500g
  • 20g Chives, chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Bunched Chives 20g
  • 20g Tarragon, chopped or a pinch of dried 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Tarragon 20g
  • 1.5 tbsp Maple Syrup 1 x Clarks Original Maple Syrup with Carob Syrup 180ml
  • 1.5 tsp Dijon Mustard 1 x Sainsbury's Dijon Mustard 185g
  • 5 tbsp Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
  • 1 Red Onion, cut into thin wedges 1 x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
  • Maldon Salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
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