Warm Einkorn Spinach Salad
This Warm Einkorn Spinach Salad is hearty and flavorful. Packed with tender einkorn wheat berries, sautéed spinach, and tangy marinated artichokes, this vegetarian dish is easy to make and beautiful to serve alongside your favorite protein.
Servings: 4 TO 6 servings
Cost: $20
Equipment
- Medium pot
- Large skillet
- Fine mesh strainer
- Large mixing bowl
- Chef knife
- Garlic press
Ingredients
- 1 cup einkorn berries
- 1 ¾ cups water
- 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
- 10 ounces fresh spinach
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice about 1 large lemon
- ¾ teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin Olive oil
- ½ cup Marinated artichoke hearts drained and roughly chopped
Instructions
- Rinse and drain einkorn wheat berries using a fine mesh strainer then add to a medium-sized pot with water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce the heat to simmer. Cover then cook for 25 - 30 minutes or until tender. Drain einkorn then set aside, keep covered.
- While the einkorn berries are cooking, saute spinach in a large skillet with butter or olive oil and pinch of salt until cooked down and most of the water has cooked out. Remove from the heat.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together minced garlic, lemon juice, salt and black pepper, olive oil and marinated artichokes. Add cooked and drained einkorn berries and spinach. Stir to combine then taste and adjust seasoning as needed. I added a bit more lemon juice. Serve warm.
Notes
Yields 4 - 6 servings depending on if you are serving with a protein or not.
How To Store/ Make Ahead
Store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer in freezer safe bags for up to 2 months. Reheat covered over the stove until hot. Can make ahead by cooking the einkorn and storing in the fridge for up to 2 days then reheat and serve warm with the salad. You could also cook the einkorn berries ahead of time, freeze them in portions then reheat and enjoy with the rest of the salad at a later time.Tips and Tricks
Raw garlic: If you don’t like the taste of raw garlic, cook it with the spinach. Einkorn wheat berries: If you are having trouble finding einkorn wheat berries feel free to swap it out for farro or barley. Protein: Add a protein to make this warm einkorn salad into a meal and more filling. Add crumbled feta, mozzarella pearls, blackened salmon from this Blacken Salmon Caesar Salad Recipe, Oven Baked Salmon Bites or baked tofu.