Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion (finely diced)
- 1 rib celery, diced
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 202 grams freekeh (2/3 cup)
- 1 cup vegetable stock (vegetable, to keep it vegetarian.vegan or chicken)
- 350 grams string beans (stringless beans, top and tailed and halved)
- 216 grams broad beans (1 1/2 cups)
- 1/2 cup pea shoots (she specified at handful)
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds (nigella or black sesame seeds)
- FOR DRESSING
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 2 tablespoon miso paste
- 2 teaspoon caster sugar
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon orange zest
- 1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes
- 2 tablespoon sake (or other clear spirit)
- Salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
How to Make
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Step 1: Heat oil in a medium pot and add the onion, celery and garlic and cook gently until the onion is tender but not coloured.
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Step 2: Then add the freekeh and stock and simmer, covered until the freekeh is tender and liquid has been absorbed.
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Step 3: Simmer the stringless beans until just tender and also the broad beans - slip their grey coats off once cooked.
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Step 4: For the dressing simply combine the ingredients in jar, seal with top and shake or whisk together in a bowl.
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Step 5: Place the freekeh mixture into a bowl following by the vegetables and the dressing and mix together light and serve with a scatter of the seeds.
We hope you enjoy this recipe!
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