Totally Tomato Grains
Our Fridge Raid Friday totally tomato grains recipe is set to knock your socks off! Using ingredients you might find in your fridge at the end of the week, this epic meal is seriously satisfying, quick and totally tomatoey.
Serves
Ingredients
For the grains
<item-todo-done>2 tbsp oil from jar of sun-dried tomatoes<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>6 sun-dried tomatoes<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>10 large pitted green olives<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>1 clove garlic<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>10 cherry tomatoes<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>3 tbsp plant-based sun-dried tomato pesto<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>2 tbsp water<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>3 cavolo nero leaves<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>1 250g bag mixed pre-cooked grains<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>8 fresh basil leaves<item-todo-done>
To serve
<item-todo-done>2 tbsp mixed seeds<item-todo-done><item-todo-done> Big pinch sprouted seeds<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>4 tbsp hummus<item-todo-done>
Before you start
1 frying pan
Prepare the ingredients
- Finely slice the sun dried tomatoes
- Cut the olives into ⅓ cm thick slices
- Peel and finely slice the garlic clove
- Halve the tomatoes
- Strip the cavolo nero leaves off the stems, discard the stems and finely slice the leaves
- Finely slice the basil leaves
Cook the dish
- Warm the oil in the pan over a medium heat
- Add the sun-dried tomatoes and green olives to the pan and fry for 2-3 minutes
- Add the garlic and fry for 2 minutes
- Add the chopped cherry tomatoes and fry for 2 minutes
- Add the tomato pesto and the water and stir to coat
- Add the cavolo nero, fold to coat and cook down for 1 minute
- Add the grains to the pan and fold to combine until completely warmed through
- Sprinkle the basil over the grains and fold to combine
Time to serve
- Spoon into bowls, garnish with mixed seeds and sprouted seeds, add a little hummus and tuck in