Pomegranate & Broken Wheat Salad With Mint-Ginger Dressing

Photo: Tanvi

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups fresh pomegranate seeds

4 tablespoons medium size broken wheat [dalia]

1/2 cup fresh pineapple,diced [you can use store-bought frozen too]

1/2 cup cucumbers, diced

For the dressing:

5 fresh mint leaves

1 green chilli [optional]

1/2 ” fresh ginger shoot, finely grated

1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon zest

1/2 teaspoon brown sugar

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon black salt [available in Indian grocery stores]

Salt to taste

Crushed black pepper

Preparation

Cook the broken wheat as per package instructions.

This is how I cook broken wheat (dalia): Put 4 tbsp of broken wheat with about 5-7 tbsp of water in a microwave safe bowl and cook on microwave high for 4 minutes.Once slightly cooled, fluff using a fork. Let the dalia cool down to room temperature.

In the jar of the blender, tip in the mint leaves ,and green chilli [if using] and blend it to a smooth paste using 1 tbsp of water [or more if required]

Transfer the paste to a small bowl and add the lemon juice,grated ginger,lemon zest,black salt, brown sugar, black pepper and salt to taste.Whisk everything well to combine.Keep aside.

Before serving: Mix the cooked broken wheat and all the fruits together and drizzle with the dressing.

Serve cold.