Buckwheat Tabouli (Gluten Free)

Ingredients

• 1 cup toasted buckwheat groats (kasha)
• 1 Tbsp vegetable/canola oil
• 2 cups water
• 1 large cucumber quartered and chopped
• 1 bunch of radishes (6-8) halved and sliced
• 1 bunch scallions chopped
• 1 cup chopped parsley
• ¼ cup chopped fresh mint
• ¼ cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice (more or less to taste)
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ½ cup Feta crumbled
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Pour the canola oil into small pot on medium heat. Once oil is warm pour in buckwheat and allow to toast two to three minutes, stirring occasionally. When a pleasant toasty aroma is coming from the pot add your water, cover, bring up the heat and watch for the water to come to a boil.
2. When it starts to boil lower the heat to low and allow it to simmer for about fifteen minutes. When buckwheat is soft and slightly chewy, remove it from heat and drain off excess water and set aside to cool.
3. While the buckwheat is cooking and cooling you can prepare all of the vegetables. In a bowl large enough to mix add the cucumbers, radishes, scallions, parsley and mint. As soon as the buckwheat is cool, add it to the bowl and dress it with the olive oil, lemon juice, feta, salt and pepper and combine everything together.
4. Serve immediately.