Sweet Orange and Date Freekeh with Roast Parsnips

Name: Sweet Orange and Date Freekeh with Roast Parsnips
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 red onions, peeled; 2 garlic cloves, skin left on; 1 tsp ground allspice; ² tsp salt; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 200 g freekeh; 100 g dates, stoned and chopped; 1 bay leaf; 10 g chives, finely chopped; 50 g cranberries; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; zest and juice of 1 small orange; 1 tbsp sherry vinegar; 500 g parsnips, peeled

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Seasonal Salads

By Fi Buchanan

Published 2023

About

Freekeh is a firm, chewy wheat grain that has a roasted smoky flavour because it’s picked green and then has the green husks burnt off. It’s highly nutritious and really delicious.

Ingredients

500 g parsnips, peeled
2 red onions, peeled
2 garlic cloves, skin left on

November
Vegan

Method

Preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C fan. Quarter the parsnips lengthways and cut out any woody cores. Halve the onions lengthways and cut them into chunky crescents. Put the parsnips, onion and garlic into a roasting dish and toss well in the oil, cinnamon, allspice, salt a