Today I’m sharing a delicious peanut buckwheat salad with chicken and vegetables, and a Bob’s Red Mills Giveaway!
Spring is the perfect time for grain salads, perfect for bringing along to parties or picnics (also for just enjoying at home for a healthy dinner) and this one uses buckwheat from Bob’s Red Mill and is coated in a delicious peanut sauce that uses Stonyfield organic yogurt!
Buckwheat is a super nutritious grain that can be used as a substitute for rice and when cooked transforms into a mild-yet-nutty flavored grain. And you know what highlights a nutty grain? A yogurt-peanut sauce!
After creating the peanut yogurt sauce you’ll cook chicken and the veggies in the sauce, cook the buckwheat, and then coat the buckwheat with more of the peanut yogurt sauce and then serve together, yum!
And now on to the fun giveaway! Have you seen all of the grains that Bob’s Red Mill has to offer? There are a bunch! One lucky winner will receive a box of Bob’s Red Mills Grains (Amaranth, Bulgur, Farro, Grande Whole Grains Blend, Sorghum) to enter, just leave me a comment telling me which of the grains you’d like to try, or your favorite grain salad!
Giveaway runs until 6/15/2014, US entrants only.
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 Cups Water
- 1 1/4 Cup Buckwheat Groats
- 1 Cup Sugar Nap Peas
- 2 Bell Peppers cut into strips
- 4 Green onions finely chopped
- 1 lb chicken breast tenders or chicken breast cut into strips
- -for the Peanut Sauce-
- 1/2 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1 Container 5.3 oz Stonyfield Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
- 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Start by making the peanut sauce, add all ingredients in a bowl and whisk together.
- Next boil the water in a medium pot. When water comes to a boil, add in the buckwheat groats, cover, lower heat and cook for 20 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
- In a bowl put chicken and coat it with half of the peanut sauce mixture. Then, in a large pan cook the chicken tenders for 10 minutes, stirring and flipping once or twice, then add all the veggies and cook for another 10 minutes.
- When the buckwheat is done cooking, pour remaining sauce over the buckwheat and stir.
- To serve spoon some of the buckwheat on a plate, and then top with the chicken and vegetables and enjoy
I am honored to be a member of the Stonyfield Clean Plate Club. I received product or coupons for writing this post, but all opinions are my own.
Aimee Campbell says
I haven’t tried any of these grains, I need to expand my horizons!
Sweetphi says
All their grains are so yummy! Thanks for entering!
sa says
My favorite salad is mixed greens with strawberries, blueberries and either quinoa or farro topped with an orange juice dressing.
Sweetphi says
Wow, that salad combination definitely sounds super yummy, I’ll have to try it! Thanks for commenting and entering!
I Wilkerson says
From the comment it sounds like maybe the Farro might be a good first try… I need to make a peanut sauce some time too!
Sweetphi says
Farro is a great starter into ‘ancient’ and unique grains 🙂 Thanks for entering!
nadya kotik says
I never heard of buckwheat groats so I would love to try that. thanks
Sweetphi says
I had had Buckwheat before but never cooked with it, so it was great to see how it came out when I made it at home! I think you’d love it! Thanks for entering and good luck!
cheri says
Love this salad, what a great combination!
Sweetphi says
The Peanut sauce made with Stonyfield yogurt really brought it all together 🙂
cheri says
Hi Phi, forgot to say which one I’d like to try, the buckwheat groats! Thanks!
Sweetphi says
Thank you Cheri 🙂
allie says
I would like to try the whole grain’s blend
Sweetphi says
The whole grain blend is yuuuumy! Thanks for commenting!
gayle gildehaus says
I would like to try the Amaranth as I have never tried that.
Sweetphi says
I have never tried Amaranth either and have been really wanting to try it, I was also figuring out how to say it ‘aranth’ is what I thought it was lol, but it’s really ‘am-aranth’ ! Thanks for entering 🙂
tcarolinep says
I would like to try Bulgur.
Sweetphi says
Bulgur is such a unique and delicious grain! Hope you get to try it, and thanks for entering!
Sharon says
I’d love to try the Farro. I keep hearing about it, but haven’t tried it yet. Thanks for a great giveaway!
Sweetphi says
You’re welcome, thanks for entering 🙂
Betsy says
I would love to try the farro in a salad.
Sweetphi says
Farro is so yummy, goes perfectly for salads!
Samina | The Cupcake Confession says
Wow!!!!! This salad is making me droooooool!
Sweetphi says
Awe, thank you! This salad was super yummy!
Jordan says
Awesome giveaway! I love Bob’s Red Mill, and have been wanting to try their line of grains. especially amaranth and buckwheat! I love quinoa salad with hummus, feta, black olives, grape tomatoes, and cucumbers.
Sweetphi says
Thank you for commenting, Bob’s Red Mill really does have an awesome line of products, don’t they? Your quinoa salad sounds great!
Kathy @ Olives & Garlic says
This looks so delicious, Phi. While quinoa is my favorite, I’ve been playing around with farro a lot lately too.
Sweetphi says
Farro is the new cool kid on the block, that’s for sure! Thanks for commenting 😉
housewifeintraining says
I have yet to try Farro!! But I would be up for it! My favorite grain salad is a simple Caprese Salad made with couscous or quinoa! Such a flavorful, summer salad!
Sweetphi says
Oh yummy, a caprese salad with couscous or quinoa sounds super summery! You should try farro, i think you’ll love it! Thanks for commenting 🙂
Dandi D says
I love to use quinoa in salad, but I think I’d like to try the Farro.
Sweetphi says
If you like quinoa you’ll love the unique tasting Farrow, thanks for commenting!
Kelly D says
I would like to try the Bulgur.
Sweetphi says
Bulgar is ammmmazing! Thanks for commenting and entering 🙂
Lisa P. says
I’d love to try the amaranth because I heard it’s high in protein (from fellow vegetarian Karis) and I love grain salads for my summer work lunches!
Sweetphi says
I’ve heard so many good things about the amaranth too, and that grain is actually next on my ‘to make’ list! And thank you for commenting Lisa 🙂
Tina Truex says
This sounds great! I would love to try the Black Bean Flour or the blue cornmeal.
Sweetphi says
Thank you for commenting & entering Tina 🙂
Tina | Mademoiselle Gourmande says
Oh Phi, this looks delish! I love those dishes! They are perfect as a salad for a nice barbecue too! 🙂 So nice for warm weather! 🙂
Sweetphi says
Thanks for the lovely comment Tina, you’re absolutely right, grain salads are just the best for barbecues!