- Bring to boil in a pot together, reduce heat, cover, let simmer ~15 min or until water is close to being absorbed (taste it, kernels shouldn't be hard or mushy and should be pleasant to chew)
- Quickly cool grains by dumping them in a strainer and rinsing with cold water. Make sure all extra water drains
- Chop up fresh tomatoes, red pepper, parsley, red onion, cucumber (or steamed asparagus and cooked beets)
- Dress salad with fresh squeezed lemon juice and olive oil
