Freekeh Bowl with Grilled Sweet Potatoes, White Beans, and Kale

Freekeh Bowl with Grilled Sweet Potatoes, White Beans, and Kale
Freekeh Bowl with Grilled Sweet Potatoes, White Beans, and Kale

This Freekeh Bowl with Grilled Sweet Potatoes, White Beans and Kale is everything you need in the fall, when it’s still nice enough to grill. When you wonder what to do with sweet potatoes, try this recipe. Personally, I love my sweet potatoes sliced about 1-inch thick, drizzled with olive oil, and grilled. I wanted a warm bowl, so I needed a warm preparation to put over the sweet potato and the freekeh. I decided on white beans, to change from the chickpeas, and kale. The vinaigrette is so easy, just a big squeeze of lemon juice and you’re set! Note that I also drizzled my sweet potatoes with pure maple syrup.

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Freekeh Bowl with Grilled Sweet Potatoes, White Beans, and Kale

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 34 sweet potatoes, scrubbed and sliced into 1-inch thick rounds
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 cup freekeh
  • 1 large shallot, diced
  • 1 large sprig rosemary
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 can white beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup vegetable broth
  • 3 cups kale, sliced thin
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Optional toppings: toasted nuts mix, drizzle of maple syrup

Instructions

Preheat your grill to medium-high heat. In a large bowl, toss the potato rounds with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Place on the grill and cook, turning about half way, until tender and grill marks appear on both sides, about 15-20 minutes total.

In the meantime, cook the freekeh according to package directions. While the freekeh is cooking, heat up the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallot and cook until soft, about 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic, rosemary sprig, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for another minute. Add the beans and the broth, and simmer for about 10 minutes, until the liquid is reduced by half. Add the kale and cook, while stirring, another 2 minutes, or until kale is wilted. Remove from the heat, remove the rosemary sprig and adjust the seasonings.

To serve, place some freekeh in a bowl. Top with some potato slices, the bean mixture, and a big squeeze of lemon juice. Bon appรฉtit!

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Bol de freekeh avec patates douces grillรฉes, haricots blancs et chou kale

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 3 ร  4 patates douces, lavรฉes et coupรฉes en rondelles de 1 pouce (2,5 cm)
  • 3 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive, sรฉparรฉes
  • 1 tasse de freekeh
  • 1 รฉchalote franรงaise, hachรฉe
  • 1 branche de romarin frais
  • 1/4 c. ร  thรฉ de flocons de chili
  • 1 boรฎte de haricots blancs, rincรฉs et รฉgouttรฉs
  • 1/2 tasse de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • 3 tasse de chou kale, tranchรฉ mince
  • Jus de 1 citron
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt
  • Garnitures (en option): mรฉlange de noix rรดties, filet de sirop d’รฉrable

Instructions

Prรฉchauffer le grill ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Dans un grand bol, mรฉlanger les patates douces avec 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive, et du sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt. Placer les patates sur le grill et cuire, en retournant ร  mi-cuisson, jusqu’ร  ce qu’elles soient trรจs tendres, environ 15 ร  20 minutes.

Pendant ce temps, cuire le freekeh selon les directives sur l’emballage. Pendant la cuisson, chauffer 1 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive dans une grande poรชle, ร  feu moyen. Ajouter l’รฉchalote et cuire jusqu’ร  ce qu’elle soit tendre, environ 4 ร  5 minutes. Ajouter l’ail, le romarin et les flocons de chili. Assaisonner au goรปt de sel de mer et de poivre. Cuire pendant 1 minute de plus. Ajouter les haricots et le bouillon de lรฉgumes, et laisser mijoter pendant environ 10 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que le bouillon soit rรฉduit de moitiรฉ. Ajouter le chou kale et cuire, en remuant, pendant 2 minutes. Retirer du feu, retirer la branche de romarin, goรปter, et ajuster les assaisonnements.

Pour servir, placer du freekeh dans un bol, garnir des patates douces et du mรฉlange de haricots et chou kale. Arroser d’un gรฉnรฉreux trait de jus de citron frais. Bon appรฉtit!

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