Healthy buckwheat salad with beans This recipe is for everyone who a) loves buckwheat and/or beans; b) has bought buckwheat and doesn’t know that to do with It; c) wants to try buckwheat for the first time; or d) is simply in the mood for a salad, because hello – it’s around 8 billion degrees right now. It’s your multiple choice, but the important thing here is – make this buckwheat and beans salad, because life is short and this is too satisfying to not try it.

Made with buckwheat and beans this salad will not leave you hungry or in a sucky mood. Besides being colorful and fun to look at, this recipe is satisfying, satisfying, gluten-free and a solid lunch or dinner.

To be honest with you we're not sure what kind of beans we used. The label just said big beans and the lyrics “we like big beans and we cannot lie” popped into our head, so we bought them…They were good, but you can use any kind of beans you have available to you – kidney beans, white beans… they’ll all do a good service here.

As for buckwheat it’s our second time making something with buckwheat and we're telling you, even the guys at McDonalds would be lovin’ it. The last time we made something with buckwheat it was vegetable fried “buckwheat”, much like vegetable fried rice, but somehow it wasn’t our thing, that’s why you won’t be seeing that recipe here.

For this recipe you will have to cook the buckwheat ahead of time, because you need to let it cool off before putting it into the salad – one hour should be enough. The easiest thing is to make it the night before and let it cool in the fridge.

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Now let’s get back to this awesome salad and find out why it’s good for health and beauty.

HEALTH AND BEAUTY BENEFITS

We can’t begin to explain how healthy this salad is. It’s high-fiber, rich in minerals (iron, zinc, magnesium, potassium), vitamins (C,E,A) and phytochemicals (curcumin, lycopene, quercetin).

So what? All food has some fiber, minerals and vitamins.

Well the difference is that this salad has a variety of these nutrients and in high amounts. And that’s why it’s:

antioxidant
anti-inflammatory
heart-healthy
anti-cancer
detoxifying

Our favorite kind of salad – all these properties also make sure your skin feels and looks solid. The nutrients are shown to fight free radicals and skin aging and this salad is also good if you suffer from acne. It’s dairy- and gluten-free and also anti-inflammatory, which help your skin clear out.

Yield: 2
Prep: 20 minutes

Ingredients

Salad

½ cup buckwheat – cook ahead and let cool off
1 tomato
½ tsp turmeric
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp majoram
10 basil leaves
1 cup arugula
1 red onion
1 cup beans
some green olives

Dressing:

1 tbsp tahini
1 tbsp water
½ lemon juice
1 garlic clove (smashed)

Method

Cook buckwheat according to the label instructions and let it cool off.
Rinse and drain beans.
Chop tomato, basil leaves, arugula, onion.
In a large salad bowl place buckwheat (cooled off), beans, tomatoes, basil leaves, arugula, onion, a few olives, a little turmeric, black pepper and majoram.
For the dressing mix in a very tiny cup/jar/bowl tahini with lemon. It will get really thick and will not look like a dressing at first. Then start adding little by little water (about 1 tbsp) – until it looks creamy and white. If you want – add the garlic – it surely brings more flavor and lots of health benefits.
Pour the dressing over the salad, mix everything well and enjoy!