Pearled Sorghum Tangy Pear Salad

Salad:

1/2 cup cooked Nu Life Market Pearled Sorghum Grain
8 cups prepared mixed baby greens
1 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
1/3 cup dried cranberries

Toppings:

2 red Anjou pears, halved vertically and thinly sliced

Dressing: 

Favorite dressing or balsamic vinaigrette

  1. To cook sorghum, a ratio of one part sorghum to four parts water should be used. In appropriate size saucepan, add water and heat until boiling. Add sorghum and allow to simmer on medium heat, stirring occasionally, for approximately 45 minutes or until desired tenderness.
  2. Once cooked, drain water from pan and rinse cooked grain. Allow cooked sorghum to cool completely before adding to salad, to avoid wilted lettuce.
  3. Toss together cooked sorghum, baby mixed greens, onion and dried cranberries in large bowl.
  4. To serve, place desired amount of tossed lettuce mixture onto salad plate, adorn with 5 pear slices and drizzle with desired amount of dressing.


Ingredients

Salad:

1/2 cup cooked Nu Life Market Pearled Sorghum Grain
8 cups prepared mixed baby greens
1 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
1/3 cup dried cranberries

Toppings:

2 red Anjou pears, halved vertically and thinly sliced

Dressing: 

Favorite dressing or balsamic vinaigrette


Directions

  1. To cook sorghum, a ratio of one part sorghum to four parts water should be used. In appropriate size saucepan, add water and heat until boiling. Add sorghum and allow to simmer on medium heat, stirring occasionally, for approximately 45 minutes or until desired tenderness.
  2. Once cooked, drain water from pan and rinse cooked grain. Allow cooked sorghum to cool completely before adding to salad, to avoid wilted lettuce.
  3. Toss together cooked sorghum, baby mixed greens, onion and dried cranberries in large bowl.
  4. To serve, place desired amount of tossed lettuce mixture onto salad plate, adorn with 5 pear slices and drizzle with desired amount of dressing.

Sorghum is an extremely versatile grain that you can serve like rice or quinoa or other whole grains.You can cook sorghum grain using your stovetop, slow cooker, oven, rice cooker or whatever option you prefer to prepare your favorite meals. Whole grain sorghum adds a hearty, nutty flavor to your favorite recipes. Use it in salads and in place of pasta and rice. Sorghum grain can also be toasted as a crunchy addition to a tossed salad. Be sure to check out our cooking tips library and get started with new and exciting recipes today.

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