Buckwheat Porridge with Beef and Veggie Salad as a Side Dish

Hi everyone! Welcome to my blog. Yesterday I made buckwheat porridge with beef and a colorful veggie salad as a side dish, and thought why not to share it with you. I love buckwheat, it is a highly nourishing, energizing and delicious food that can be used instead of rice or any other grain cereal. I know that buckwheat is not a grain, thus it contains no gluten and can be freely used by gluten sensitive people. Here is the picture of the final product! It was very easy and simple to make, it wasn't much time consuming either. Everyone who loves the flavor of taste of buckwheat and beef will certainly love the recipe, too. :) :) :)

Now let's talk about the recipe and the step by step instructions! You'll need the following ingredients:

• buckwheat (2 cups)
• beef (500 grams)
• salt (to your taste)
• black pepper (1/3 teaspoon, use more if feel like it :))
• paprika (1 teaspoon)
• cumin (1 teaspoon)
• vegetable oil (2 tablespoon)

For the veggie salad you'll need:

• tomatoes (2 medium size)
• cucumber (2 medium size)
• bell pepper (1 medium size)
• onion (1 small size)
• fresh herbs (whichever you like best, I am currently using:coriander, dill, parsley and (purple) basil)
• vegetable oil (1 tablespoon, use olive oil if you like it)
• salt (to your taste)
• black pepper (1/4 teaspoon, you can use more)
• paprika (1 teaspoon)

Instructions, what you need to do:

• First of all cut the beef into medium or bite size pieces. Put them in a pot, add about 6 cups of water and cook them in a low heat for about half an hour. 
• Meanwhile I wash the buckwheat, add some water and let it soak there.
• While the beef cooks, make the salad. Cut the vegetables; tomatoes, cucumbers, the bell pepper and the onion into medium size pieces or however you like and put them in a big bowl. Then chop the fresh herbs. Season them with salt, black pepper, paprika and drizzle the vegetable oil. Don't mix the salad until the buckwheat porridge is ready. 
• The soaked buckwheat doesn't take much time to be cooked. When the beef has already cooked for about half an hour add the soaked buckwheat, season it with salt, black pepper, paprika, cumin, add the vegetable oil and let it cook on a low heat for about 15 minutes. 
• When the buckwheat porridge is ready, serve it in a plate with the veggie salad.

I hope you liked this recipe. Have a fabulous day! Bye!