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By Tom Badger
Freekeh and roast vegetable salad, with baba ganoush
6 steps
Prep:15minCook:30min
Updated at: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:45:25 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Great
Glycemic Index
47
Low
Glycemic Load
30
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories535.5 kcal (27%)
Total Fat26.6 g (38%)
Carbs63.9 g (25%)
Sugars16.7 g (19%)
Protein16.6 g (33%)
Sodium544.7 mg (27%)
Fiber16 g (57%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings
Roast vegetable salad
1cauliflower
cut into florets
1 packcooked beetroot
cut into wedges
olive oil
1tin chickpeas
drained
150gfreekeh
or bulgar or perl barley
50gpecans
20gblanched hazelnuts
or pumpkin seeds
Finishing
1 packparsley
feta
Dried cranberries
or barberrys
pomegranate molasses
flakey salt
lemon zest
optional
mint
1 clovegarlic
puree
sumac
zatar
½ tspcumin
coriander, cinnamon mix
Baba ganoush
Instructions
Step 1
Coat the cauliflower and beetroot in olive oil and roast at 200°C for at least 30 min.
Step 2
Drain the chickpeas and put on a baking tray below the vegetables for 20 min.
Step 3
5 minutes before everything is done, place the nuts on a baking tray next to the chickpeas. Don't cook for more than 5 min.
Step 4
Add < double the volume of freekeh as water, bring to the boil, and simmer for 15 min. Cover and allow to steam.
Step 5
Mix ingredients for baba ganoush or buy separately.
Step 6
Once time is up, combine ingredients for salad, **season**, plate, and top with feta and pomegranate molasses.











