I have been wanting to give whole grains a try for a long time now, so when Lisa announced this month's theme for No Croutons Required I was excited. Here is my entry for this month's event. Greek Kasha Salad (Adapted from here, I have marked the changes made in Red) First some introduction to Kasha- It is a porridge commonly eaten in Eastern European countries. A common misconception is that Kasha is buckwheat groats but it is actually a meal made from any ingredient such as wheat, barley and oats. For more information you can check here or here or here ! KASHA SALAD Ingredients 1 cup dried green lentils (I used whole green moong dal) 1 bay leaf Salt and pepper to taste 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1/2 cup kasha (I used buckwheat groats) 1 shallot, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced 1 tsp ginger, minced 1 cup water, vegetable broth 3 tablespoons oregano leaves (I used dried) 1 tomato, chopped 1/3 cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives 2 green onions, thinly slic...
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