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Rainbow Filet Bean Millet Salad

Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup millet
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 lb rainbow filet beans or green beans, trimmed
  • 10 sungold tomatoes or cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1/3 cup raw unsalted organic almonds coarsely chopped

dressing:

  • 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp honey
  • 2 Tbsp shallots minced finely
  • 1 Tbsp fresh thyme chopped
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt or to taste

Instructions

  1. Rinse millet well in a fine mesh strainer. In a pot, put millet and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
  2. Bring salted water to a boil in a pot. Add rainbow filet beans (or green beans). Blanche for 3 minutes. While blanching, prepare a bowl of ice water. When green beans are finished blanching, drain and submerge in ice water to stop cooking. Cut into 1-inch pieces.
  3. Make dressing by combining all ingredients in a mason jar. Shake well.
  4. In a large bowl, put cooked millet, rainbow filet beans (or green beans), sungold tomatoes, chopped almonds. Stir to combine well. Add dressing and toss well.