Red Millet Cucumber Salad Recipe for a Gluten-Free Diet



Ursul i I'm Ursula Ridens, registered dietitian at Sharp HealthCare, and today we're cooking up gluten-free. We have Chef Bernard here from The Marine Room in La Jolla to help us out. Chef Bernar love gluten-free. Since I've started that diet, my life has changed. Today we are using red millet. It's really amazing, look how big it is. Ursul hat is fantastic. Here is the uncooked red millet. It's beautiful. For this recipe, you can also use white millet. Chef Bernar ow the red millet takes a little while to cook, it will take you back 35 minutes. But then it's all fun from there. Now we will add our ingredients to really dress up the millet to make it healthy and sexy. Ursul antastic! We have some cucumbers. And garbanzo beans, high in fiber and a little protein. Red onion for some beautiful color and taste. And I love the oranges in here, a little sweetness and some vitamin C. We have two bell peppers, we have a little yellow and red. OK, I love this next ingredient — walnuts. They are high in omega-3 fats, which are very heart healthy, so let's throw those in there. Chef Bernar lright, now, to this I will add some sherry vinegar. A nice beautiful sherry. And then some garlic. Now, what would be the best oil for this? Ursul ell, I think what we're having today is the hazelnut oil. Chef Bernar elicious, hazelnut oil. But any nut oil would work just fantastic. Ursul erfect, unsaturated fat. Again, healthy for the heart. And we have some honey here for some sweetness as well. Chef Bernar s sweet as the chef. I love honey because it's so good for you. I take honey when I have allergies and it goes away. And add some sea salt, but not too much. Ursul his gluten-free grain, the millet, is wonderful. It is high in protein and high in fiber. It's great for keeping us satiated so it holds us over longer. Chef Bernar nd to finish this dish, having an herb that works out really well. I would not do basil, I would not do Italian, but I would do parsley. Because parsley is a bit peppery and works so well. And see, we didn't chop it. Just cut nice beautiful leaves, and this is it. This is it! Look, summertime is coming in and it is so healthy for you, for a picnic or just a nice lunch. Ursul bsolutely, this could be a whole meal. I hope you are able to try this gluten-free recipe. Whether or not you need to for health reasons or not, this is a delicious way to start your summer. Chef Bernar on app?tit!