South African Traditional Recipes 50 by GJ van Niekerk - HTML preview

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'Koringslaai' (Wheat) Salad Recipe

 

This is a very old fashioned recipe from many years ago. You can adjust you ingredients to suit your taste. A very popular salad for any occasion.

 

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Ingredients:

 

280ml uncooked Wheat (If wheat is not available, use brown Basmati Rice)

 

1 Green Pepper, red or yellow can be used, slice in small pieces

 

410g tin of Peaches (more or less the quantity) slice in small pieces (I keep the sauce of the peaches left in the tin to add it to the sauce.

 

62ml Sultanas or Raisons

 

Salt for cooking process of Wheat

 

Sauce:

 

80ml Olive Oil

 

3ml turmeric powder

 

6ml curry powder

 

28ml Mrs Balls Chutney

 

28ml Sugar

 

28ml Vinegar

 

1 Tin Condensed Milk (optional)

 

Method

 

Soak the wheat for at least 2 hours

 

Rinse and add enough water to cover and microwave for 10 minutes on high power

 

Place wheat in colander and rinse under cold water

 

Place in bowl, add green peppers, sultanas and peaches

 

Mix all the ingredients for the sauce together and make sure the sugar is dissolved, and then you add the condensed milk.

 

Cover the dish and place in fridge.

 

The taste will improve after a day and will keep in fridge for at least 4 days.