Meal Prep: Mediterranean White Bean and Sorghum Salad

Recipe posted by: Sharon Palmer, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian

Sorghum:

3 cups water
1 cup whole grain sorghum, uncooked

Roasted Vegetables and White Beans:

2 medium carrots, sliced
1 small green bell pepper, sliced
1 small red onion, sliced
1 15.5-ounce can white beans, rinsed, drained
1 small head cauliflower, separated into small florets
1 ½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
½ lemon, juiced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley (or 1 teaspoon dried)
1 tablespoon fresh chopped rosemary (or 1 teaspoon dried)
¼ teaspoon black pepper
Sea salt (as desired, optional)

Add-ons:

4 cups baby kale
½ lemon, sliced into 4 wedges
¼ cup roasted pistachios

  1. Bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add sorghum, cover, and simmer over medium for about 45 minutes, until just tender. Remove from burner. Drain any remaining liquid.

  2. While sorghum is cooking, prepare roasted vegetables and white beans.

  3. Preheat oven to 375 F.

  4. On a baking sheet, arrange a thin layer in vertical sections of: carrots slices, green bell pepper slices, red onion slices, white beans, and cauliflower florets.

  5. Drizzle olive oil and lemon juice evenly over the vegetables.

  6. Sprinkle the vegetables evenly with: oregano, garlic powder, parsley, rosemary, black pepper, and sea salt (if desired).

  7. Mix the seasonings into the vegetables with tongs (or your hands) to distribute well.

  8. Place on top rack of the oven and roast for about 30 minutes, until golden brown and tender. Remove from the oven.

  9. To meal prep/prepare each salad: In a glass rectangular container, arrange kale, and top with one-fourth of the cooked sorghum and one-fourth of the roasted vegetables and white beans. Garnish with roasted pistachios. Add a lemon wedge. Cover and refrigerate for up to 5 days.

  10. To serve, squeeze lemon wedge over salad and enjoy!

Nutrition information per 1 meal: 454 calories, 11 g total fat, 1.5 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 80 mg sodium, 78 g carbohydrate, 14 g fiber, 5.5 g sugar, 19 g protein



Ingredients

Sorghum:

3 cups water
1 cup whole grain sorghum, uncooked

Roasted Vegetables and White Beans:

2 medium carrots, sliced
1 small green bell pepper, sliced
1 small red onion, sliced
1 15.5-ounce can white beans, rinsed, drained
1 small head cauliflower, separated into small florets
1 ½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
½ lemon, juiced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley (or 1 teaspoon dried)
1 tablespoon fresh chopped rosemary (or 1 teaspoon dried)
¼ teaspoon black pepper
Sea salt (as desired, optional)

Add-ons:

4 cups baby kale
½ lemon, sliced into 4 wedges
¼ cup roasted pistachios


Directions

  1. Bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add sorghum, cover, and simmer over medium for about 45 minutes, until just tender. Remove from burner. Drain any remaining liquid.

  2. While sorghum is cooking, prepare roasted vegetables and white beans.

  3. Preheat oven to 375 F.

  4. On a baking sheet, arrange a thin layer in vertical sections of: carrots slices, green bell pepper slices, red onion slices, white beans, and cauliflower florets.

  5. Drizzle olive oil and lemon juice evenly over the vegetables.

  6. Sprinkle the vegetables evenly with: oregano, garlic powder, parsley, rosemary, black pepper, and sea salt (if desired).

  7. Mix the seasonings into the vegetables with tongs (or your hands) to distribute well.

  8. Place on top rack of the oven and roast for about 30 minutes, until golden brown and tender. Remove from the oven.

  9. To meal prep/prepare each salad: In a glass rectangular container, arrange kale, and top with one-fourth of the cooked sorghum and one-fourth of the roasted vegetables and white beans. Garnish with roasted pistachios. Add a lemon wedge. Cover and refrigerate for up to 5 days.

  10. To serve, squeeze lemon wedge over salad and enjoy!


Notes

Nutrition information per 1 meal: 454 calories, 11 g total fat, 1.5 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 80 mg sodium, 78 g carbohydrate, 14 g fiber, 5.5 g sugar, 19 g protein

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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