Spelt With Blackberries, Beets, Walnuts & Buttermilk

Spelt With Blackberries, Beets, Walnuts & Buttermilk

I started out making a Scandinavian-influenced dish here - spelt, berries and buttermilk are such northern ingredients - but because blackberries are so loved in Georgia I went off on another tack, adding spices and late summer fruits along the way. As we use Scandi flavours, anyway in England - dill, especially - depending on what you want to serve it with. It's surprisingly good with salmon and mackerel.

Serves 4
Estimated Time: 52:00
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Bring water to the boil in a medium saucepan

Cooking Spelt

02:00

2

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Cook the spelt in boiling water until tender

Cooking Spelt

30:00

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Half and squeeze the juice from the lemon

Cooking Spelt

01:00

4

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Peel and crush a garlic clove

Buttermilk Dressing

01:00

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Mix together the buttermilk, honey, sugar, crushed garlic clove and olive oil

Buttermilk Dressing

02:00

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Season to taste with salt and pepper

Buttermilk Dressing

00:30

7

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Drain and run cold water through it

Cooking Spelt

01:00

8

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Put into a serving bowl with a tbsp of the regular olive oil, the lemon juice, vinegar and seasoning

Cooking Spelt

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9

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Chop the cooked Beetroot into matchsticks

Spelt with blackberries, beets, walnuts & buttermilk assembly

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Heat the rest of the regular olive oil in a pan

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Cook the onion in the pan for 5 minutes until they start to soften

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Finely chop the Dill Fronds

Spelt with blackberries, beets, walnuts & buttermilk assembly

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Finely chop the Coriander leaves

Spelt with blackberries, beets, walnuts & buttermilk assembly

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Add the spices and cook for another two minutes

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Add this to the spelt, then toast the walnut pieces in the same pan for a minute or so until they smell aromatic

Spelt with blackberries, beets, walnuts & buttermilk assembly

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Tip them into the bowl along with all the other Beetroot, Blackberries, Dill Fronds and Coriander Leaves and toss gently together

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Drizzle with some of the dressing (offering the rest in a jug) and serve

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