EMBER DAYS OF PENTECOST- RECIPE: BROAD BEAN AND PEA SALAD
THE EMBER DAYS OF PENTECOST RECIPE: BROAD BEAN AND PEA SALAD The Ember Days of Pentecost this year are, Ember Wednesday, 26th May, Ember Friday, 28th May and Ember Saturday, 29th May. The Ember days of Pentecost are directed to the wheat harvest – to give thanks and to direct our attention to the presence of the Holy Ghost in pour lives and in the Church. Below is reproduced a recipe for a salad with Freekeh, which is a grain from early harvest wheat. If it is difficult to obtain, barley, spelt or puffed wheat would substitute easily. BROAD BEAN AND PEA SALAD WITH FREEKEH & YOGHURT SAUCE [Serves 4] INGREDIENTS 160g Freekeh, soaked overnight (or, as stated above) 125 g podded peas 350g podded broad beans 60ml olive oil 1 brown onion, thinly sliced. ½ tablespoons chopped dill, including stems juice of ½ to 1 lemon, to taste 1/3 cup pickled dill (ie., pickled cucumbers) and mint leaves torn just before serving ground Sumac for sprinkling (optional) YOGHURT SAUCE 200g natural uns...