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Einkorn Salad with Radicchio & Oranges

By: Brandon Cochran
This hearty and bright grain salad features einkorn berries, radicchio, and oranges with a simple mustard vinaigrette and crunchy maple candied pecans and pumpkin seeds. If you don't have einkorn berries, substitute with farro, spelt, or wheat berries.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Yield or Serving: 4 people

Equipment

  • 1 Large Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

Einkorn Salad:

  • 1 cup Einkorn Berries, 190g, or use spelt, farro, or wheat berries
  • 2 cups Spring Mix Salad Greens, or other favorite lettuces
  • 1 head Radicchio, torn into large pieces
  • 2 Oranges, peeled and sliced into rounds; I like Cara Cara oranges for this, but blood oranges would be great too.
  • 1 large Shallot, sliced into thin rounds, or two small shallots

Maple Candied Pecans and Pumpkin Seeds:

Mustard Vinaigrette:

  • ⅓ cup Olive Oil
  • 2 TBS Red Wine Vinegar
  • 1 TBS Dijon or stone ground mustard
  • 1 Garlic Clove, minced
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper
  • ½ tsp Kosher Salt

Instructions

Cook the Einkorn Berries

  • Boil 1 ¾ cups of water in a pot and add 1 cup of rinsed einkorn berries and a large pinch of salt. Cover and reduce heat to low and simmer for 40-45 minutes until the berries are al dente and cooked. Strain any remaining water.
    1 cup Einkorn Berries

Make the Mustard Vinaigrette

  • As the einkorn cooks, make the vinaigrette. Add all of the vinaigrette ingredients to a small mason jar and cover with a lid and shake. Alternatively, whisk all of the ingredients together in a small bowl.
    ⅓ cup Olive Oil, 1 TBS Dijon or stone ground mustard, 1 Garlic Clove, ¼ tsp Black Pepper, ½ tsp Kosher Salt, 2 TBS Red Wine Vinegar

Make the maple-candied pecans and seeds

  • Chop the pecans and toast them in a small skillet with the pumpkin seeds over medium heat, stirring often until toasted, a few minutes.
    Add the fennel seeds and while stirring, pour in the maple syrup. The mixture will sputter dramatically. Stir the sticky mixture constantly for about a minute. Remove from the heat, and transfer to a heatproof bowl. As it cools, stir a couple of times so it hardens and cools into clusters.
    ½ cup Pecans, ¼ cup Pumpkin Seeds, 2 tsp Fennel Seeds, 1 ½ TBS Maple Syrup

Assemble the salad

  • When ready to assemble, peel and slice the oranges and shallot into thin rings and tear the radicchio into bite-sized pieces.
    Add the radicchio, salad greens, shallot, and cooked einkorn berries to a large mixing bowl. Toss, then pour in all of the vinaigrette, and toss again until the greens are coated. Taste for seasoning and adjust with more vinegar, salt, or pepper.
    Serve the salad on a large platter, laying the sliced oranges on top, followed by clusters of maple-candied nuts. Drizzle olive oil on top with flaky salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
    Enjoy as a main dish (serves 4) or as a side dish (serves 8).
    2 cups Spring Mix Salad Greens, 2 Oranges, 1 large Shallot, 1 head Radicchio

Notes

  • This einkorn salad is easy to make components ahead of time. You can cook and store the einkorn berries, mustard vinaigrette, and maple-candied pecans a few days in advance before assembling.
  • Follow my guide above for more detailed instructions, substitutions, photos to make this recipe step-by-step, storage options, tips, and FAQs.
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