There are so many unique grains out there that don’t get the appreciation they deserve like the sorghum in this Sweet Apple Sorghum Salad with Shaved Brussels & Pecans. Here are a few nutrition facts about sorghum:

🔹Gluten Free

🔹Contains nutrients and vitamins like niacin, riboflavin and thiamine

🔹Contains high levels of magnesium, iron, calcium and potassium

🔹Provides nearly half the recommended daily protein intake

🔹Contains 48% of the required dietary fiber intake

🔹Improves digestive health

🔹Preventative of cancer and diabetes.

 

To make this nutritious flavor packed salad the recipe is as follows:

 

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked sorghum

2 packed cups shaved Brussels sprouts

1/2 red delicious apple diced or cut into matchsticks

1/2 green apple diced or cut into matchsticks

Juice of 1/2 lemon

2 tbsp. maple syrup

3 tbsp. olive oil

1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup chopped pecans

1/2 tsp. kosher salt and more to taste if necessary.

Add sorghum, red and green apple and Brussels in a large bowl. Toss with lemon juice and set aside. In a small bowl combine maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper into a vinaigrette. Pour over sorghum mixture, add chopped pecans and mix well. Adjust flavor to your liking as necessary by added more maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper as needed. Can be eaten right away but gets better as it absorbs the flavors.

Serves 4-6