Baked salmon and freekeh salad with labne

This healthy recipe which combines omega-3 rich salmon with high fibre freekeh is sure to become a weeknight staple.

Recipe «Baked salmon and freekeh salad with labne» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 200g wholegrain freekeh, 700g butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces, 1 red onion, halved, cut into 3cm pieces, 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, 500g boneless salmon fillets, skin removed , 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped, 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped, 2 tbsp red wine vinegar , 50g labne, 1/4 cup seed mix.

Ingredients:

• 200g wholegrain freekeh 
• 700g butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces 
• 1 red onion, halved, cut into 3cm pieces 
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 
• 500g boneless salmon fillets, skin removed 
• 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped 
• 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped 
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar 
• 50g labne 
• 1/4 cup seed mix 

Instructions

1. Place freekeh in a large saucepan of cold salted water. Bring to the boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes or until tender. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Drain. Transfer to a large bowl.
2. Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan-forced. Place pumpkin and onion in a roasting pan. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Place salmon on a baking paper-lined tray. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Bake vegetables for 20 minutes, adding salmon to oven halfway through cooking, until salmon is cooked to your liking and vegetables are tender.
4. Add vegetables, parsley, mint, vinegar and remaining oil to freekeh. Flake salmon. Add to salad. Dollop labne over salad. Sprinkle with seed mix. Serve.