Buckwheat & Pine-Nut Tabouli (served with grilled lamb)
Ingredients
1 cup buckwheat
3 large vine-ripened tomatoes, deseeded & diced
1 Lebanese cucumber, diced
1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh continental parsley
1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh mint
4 green shallots, thinly sliced
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 cup lemon juice
1. Rinse buckwheat under cold running water. Place in a saucepan with 3 cups boiling water.
Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat to low & simmer for 20 mins or until just tender.
2. Rinse under cold running water, drain well then place in a large bowl.
Add tomato, cucumber, herbs, shallots, pine nuts, cinnamon, lemon juice & olive oil into bowl.
Season and toss to combine. Serve with lamb and a lemon wedge.