Black Bean And Millet Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup millet, well rinsed uncooked
• 2 1/2-3 cups water
• 2 cups canned low sodium black beans
• 2 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1 small red bell pepper, diced
• 1 medium cucumber, seeds removed and diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• chopped parsley (optional)
• chopped cilantro, to taste (optional)
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cumin

Recipe

• 1 cook the millet in 2 cups of water until water is absorbed, about 30 minutes. adding more hot water if needed. fluff with fork and allow to steam and cool.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine millet, black beans, tomatoes, pepper, cucumber and onion.
• 3 mix all dressing ingredients until well blended and pour over the salad, tossing to blend.
• 4 cover and refrigerate until the salad is well chilled.
• 5 serve on lettuce leaves or stuff into pita bread or wrap in a tortilla.