Energizing Protein Power Salad

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup spelt berries uncooked, or wheatberries
• 1 cup raw buckwheat groats or grain like quinoa
• 3/4 cup red kidney beans uncooked, or other bean like chickpeas, black beans
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 large garlic cloves minced
• 1 red onion or other onion
• 1 Orange large yellow, or red pepper, I used mix of yellow and red
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup almonds chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar optional
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes to taste, less if you don’t like spicy foods!
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin to taste
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt to taste, I used 3/4 tsp
• freshly ground black pepper

Nutrition

• Calories : 290 calories
• Carbohydrate : 43 grams
• Fat : 12 grams
• Fiber : 6 grams
• Protein : 7 grams
• SaturatedFat : 1.5 grams
• Sodium : 310 milligrams
• Sugar : 10 grams