Autumn and Winter
Side dish or Lunch

Warm Freekah Salad with Preserved Lemon Recipe

This warm freekeh salad recipe is an excellent side dish, offering zest from fruit paste, freshness from mint and creaminess from ricotta.
Warm Freekah Salad with Preserved Lemon Recipe
Ingredients
Units
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90g freekah cooked and drained
30g Preserved Lemons washed and diced
30g Quince Paste diced
20ml lemon juice
1/4 cup mint chopped
125g ricotta
60g pancetta optional
Methods
1
Boil the freekah in water until just soft but still nutty. Drain.
2
Toss with preserved lemon, quince paste, both chopped into small squares, and add lemon juice, oil and a hand full of chopped mint.
3
If using the pancetta, pan fry in a hot pan with a drizzle of oil until crispy. Drain on absorbent paper.
4
Dollop ricotta on top of freekah and serve with crispy pancetta if using.