Greek Millet Salad with Tofu Feta

Greek Millet Salad with Tofu Feta combines the traditional flavors of a Greek salad with the gluten-free ancient grain. It's delicious on its own as a complete meal or served as a side with other Mediterranean-inspired dishes.

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• What is millet?
• How to cook millet
• Tofu Feta
• Dressing
• More ways to use millet
• Meal prep and storing
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What is millet?

Have you tried millet?

It's delicious hot or cold in recipes such as Millet Pilaf and Grain Salad with Orange, Carrots, and Basil.

And I love using it in place of couscous in recipes to make them gluten-free. Like the more familiar quinoa, it's an excellent whole grain to include on a gluten-free diet.

It has a mild, slightly nutty taste and a texture similar to couscous.

In addition, since it takes on the flavors of the other ingredients it's combined with, everyone is sure to enjoy it, especially in this Greek Millet Salad.

How to cook millet

1 cup dry millet yields about 3½ cups cooked millet.

Stove top method for preparing 1 cup dry millet

1. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a medium pot.
2. Add the millet, then cover and reduce the heat.
3. Simmer until the water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.

Instant Pot method for preparing 1 cup dry millet

1. Add the millet and 1 ¾ cups water to the pot.
2. Close the lid, and set the pressure cooker for 10 minutes on high.
3. Allow the pressure to release naturally. 

Then for this millet salad, transfer the cooked grains to a large salad bowl and allow to cool.

Tofu Feta

Greek Millet Salad combines the traditional tomato, cucumber, onion, and Kalamata olives with millet and Feta-style marinated tofu.

The cubes of Tofu Feta are really easy to make.

Take a block of pressed extra-firm tofu and cut it in cubes. (Or you can use super-firm tofu and skip the pressing.)

Then marinate the cubes in coconut vinegar, dried oregano, and a little salt.

It's that simple!

I recommend preparing the tofu the day before for maximum flavor.

And while I don't claim that it tastes exactly like Feta, it has a nice tang that goes well in this salad. I even enjoy snacking on the cubes.

Dressing

The dressing for this millet salad is packed with Mediterranean flavors from red wine vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard, and herbs. And you probably have all the ingredients already on hand.

I like to put everything in a little glass jar with a lid and shake it up to combine. Or you can make the dressing in a small bowl and whisk the ingredients until emulsified.

You may even want to make a double batch and save half of it for green salads during the week!

More ways to use millet

Millet is a wonderful staple to keep in your pantry since you can use it in so many different ways.

It can take the place of quinoa in recipes like Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad for a change of pace. Or you can serve it with Chickpea Stir Fry instead of rice.

Meal prep and storing

This recipe requires a little bit of planning since you'll want to make the Tofu Feta, and perhaps cook the millet, in advance.

But the components are really easy to prepare, and I think you'll find it well worth the minimal effort.

Leftover Greek Millet Salad can be covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days.

If you love this recipe, please give it 5 stars! ★★★★★

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