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Herbed Freekeh Tabbouleh with Lemon Tahini Sauce Pressure Cooker

Herbed Freekeh Tabbouleh With Lemon Tahini Sauce Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

SERVES 6 – Cooker: 5- to 7-quart – Time: 6 minutes at HIGH pressure

FREEKEH:

• 1½ cups cracked freekeh
• 3 cups water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
• ¾ cup chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
• ¼ cup chopped fresh mint
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
• 1 medium tomato, seeded and diced
• ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
• ¼ cup chopped green onion
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• juice of 2 limes.
• 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

LEMON TAHINI SAUCE:

• 2 small cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 cup tahini
• warm water, as needed.
• juice of 2 lemons.
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.
• salted roasted sunflower seeds or chopped pistachios, for garnish.

Method

1. In a 5- to 7-quart pressure cooker, combine the freekeh, water, oil, and vinegar
2. You do not need to stir
3. Close and lock the lid
4. Set the burner heat to high
5. When the cooker reaches HIGH pressure, reduce the burner heat as low as you can and still maintain HIGH pressure
6. Set a timer to cook for 6 minutes
7. Remove the pot from the heat
8. Open the cooker with the Natural Release method; let stand for 10 minutes
9. At time, if the pressure is not all released, open the valve
10. Be careful of the steam as you remove the lid
11. Let stand, uncovered, for 10 minutes
12. Fluff gently so it won’t become mushy
13. The freekeh should be tender
14. Transfer to a wide bowl to cool completely
15. Make the Lemon Tahini Sauce
16. Place the garlic cloves in a food processor and pulse a few times until finely chopped
17. Add the tahini, then start adding warm water through the feed tube while the food processor is running until it reaches a pourable consistency
18. Add the lemon juice, season to taste with salt and pepper, and pulse a couple of times to combine
19. Set aside
20. When the freekeh is cool, add the herbs, tomato, onion, green onion, and jalapenos
21. Drizzle with the lime juice, molasses, and oil
22. To serve, pour the tahini sauce over the salad in the bowl, or spread 2 tablespoons of the sauce on a serving platter and arrange the tabbouleh over it to create a firm pyramid shape, then drizzle with the rest of the sauce
23. Garnish with sunflower seeds or pistachios and serve

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