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Got leftover kamut from the Creamy Chicken and Kamut Casserole? Add it to a salad! This kamut salad with creamy chipotle dressing is flavorful and packed with protein!

Got leftover kamut from the Creamy Chicken and Kamut Casserole? Add it to a salad! This kamut salad with creamy chipotle dressing is flavorful and packed with protein!

I am horrible with leftover grains. They always take a bit of time to cook, so I usually whip up a big batch with the best of intentions: use half of the cooked grains in one recipe and refrigerate the rest for another recipe during the week. Day by day, inch by inch, that tupperware of cooked grains gets shoved further and further back in the refrigerator. Two weeks later, when I finally dig that box of grains out of the fridge, I see that our moldy friends have gotten to the grains before I have. With a blink of an eye that whole thing goes straight to the trash.

Does that sound familiar to you? Embarrassingly that happens too often over ehre. We need a game plan.

Kamut Salad with Creamy Chipotle Dressing | healthynibblesandbits.com

I feel like this month’s theme for The Recipe Redux was directed right at people like me. We’re doing two for one dishes here—using the leftovers from a dish on the blog and repurposing it into a new recipe. Remember the Creamy Chicken and Kamut Casserole from Thursday? Let’s tackle some of those leftovers.

The kamut took me nearly an hour to cook, so you can bet your bottom dollar that I cooked a huge batch of it. I promised myself that I wouldn’t lose the kamut in the depths of my refrigerator this time.

Because the kamut is so chewy, they’re perfect to add to a salad for extra texture. Enjoy this as a side or your main meal!

Kamut Salad with Creamy Chipotle Dressing | healthynibblesandbits.com
Delicious and hearty Kamut Salad with Creamy Chipotle Dressing | healthynibblesandbits.com
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Author: Lisa Lin

Kamut Salad with Creamy Chipotle Dressing

Serves 4.
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes

Ingredients

Creamy Chipotle Dressing

  • 1/4 cup (60g) lowfat Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) lowfat milk (I used 2%)
  • 1 TBS chipotle paste, see note below
  • 1 TBS honey
  • 1/2 TBS mayo
  • 2 tsp lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp granulated garlic

Salad

  • 4 cups arugula, about 4 large handfuls
  • 1 cup (120g) cooked kamut
  • 1 cup cubed roasted sweet potato, 1 large sweet potato
  • 1 large red pepper, thinly sliced
  • 2 medjool dates, pitted and roughly chopped
  • 4 radishes, thinly sliced
  • 1/3 cup blueberries, small handful
  • 1 boiled egg yolk, optional, crumbled
  • shredded red beets, optional

Instructions

  • Whisk together the ingredients for the salad dressing and set aside.
  • Toss the arugula, kamut, roasted sweet potato, red pepper, dates, radishes, and blueberries together.
  • Lightly dress the salad. I used just over a half of it. Save any remaining dressing for later.
  • Top the salad with the crumbled egg yolk and shredded red beets.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

1. You can substitute the chipotle paste with a chopped chipotle and 2 teaspoons of adobo sauce. [br][br]2. If you don’t have any sweet potatoes cooked ahead, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Peel a large sweet potato, and dice it to small chunks. Toss it with 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil, and roast them for 20 to 25 minutes or until fork tender.[br][br]3. If you don’t have any kamut cooked ahead of time, bring 1 cup of kamut and 3 cups of water to boil. Reduce the heat and let the grains simmer for about an hour. The grains should be chewy but not firm. Drain the water.
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Category: Appetizer, dinner, lunch, Salad


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Hello! I’m Lisa Lin

Here, you’ll find well-tested Asian recipes, pantry guides, and recipes from my sassy mother, Mama Lin. Through my recipes and cooking videos, I hope to honor the food and traditions that surrounded my Chinese American upbringing.

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  2. Eileen says

    This sounds like a fantastic way to eat plenty of whole grains! And I haven’t had arugula in a couple months, so now I have a serious craving. I usually have some leftover brown rice kicking around the fridge, but we eat so many quesadillas that it really isn’t that big a problem to actually eat it.

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  4. Min says

    I absolutely ADORE Kamut!! Love love love the chew ;). I also cook up a huge batch of grains over the weekend so I can enjoy it throughout the week. Loving all the colors and flavors in this dish!

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  15. Serena says

    Ha! I’ve never had leftover kamut…because I’ve never made. I must change that. I know I’ll be making this dressing ASAP…love the lime, creamy adobo flavor combo!

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