Tired of boring salads? Spruce up your salad with this Blood Orange & Freekeh Salad recipe.

Is anyone else as sick of the snow as much as I am? If you live in the northeast like me, you know what I mean..
Move over Winter, bring on Spring. My warm bowls of soup cravings have past and now my cravings have moved on to fresh colorful salads.

I typically always pack a salad for lunch. It’s a sure way I will meet my fruit/veggie quota for the day. Someone I work with noticed my salad routine and asked if I ever got bored of salad every day. Honestly, no! But it’s because I don’t pack a plain ole salad. The key is to pumping it up with various colors, textures, and flavors!

I always like to make sure I have a balance of protein, carbohydrates, fats, and plenty of fiber for the salad to keep me full through the afternoon.
Get adventurous! Find foods in your grocery store that you may not always pick up week to week. Blood oranges are fantastic and if you like navel oranges, you’ll definitely enjoy these too!

Blood Orange & Freekeh Salad

• Author: Julie @ RDelicious Kitchen
• Yield: 4

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Description

Tired of boring salads? Spruce up your salad with this Blood Orange & Freekeh Salad recipe.

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Ingredients

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• 1/4 cup freekeh
• 4 cups arugula
• 1 (15 oz) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1/4 cup unsalted walnuts
• 1 pint yellow cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 blood orange, peeled and segmented
• 1/4 cup dried pomegranate seeds
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• salt and pepper

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Instructions

1. Cook freekeh according to package directions. Let cool.
2. In a large bowl, add the arugula. Add the chickpeas, walnuts, cherry tomatoes, blood orange, and dried pomegranates.
3. Whisk together the olive oil and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Toss to combine.

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