Bursting with flavor, this mango fonio salad is super easy to throw together.
Ingredients
1cupsuncooked fonioyields 4 cups cooked
Juice of 2 lemons
Juice of 2 limes
1/2teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
1bunch clinatroleaves finely chopped
1ripe mangopeeled, pitted, and diced
1/2red onionfinely chopped
1cupgrape tomatoeshalved
2bell peppers thinly sliceduse any color you like
Instructions
In a large bowl, wash the fonio grains by submerging in warm water. Swirl the Fonio around with your fingers, then pour the water out using a cheesecloth if you have one. Repeat this process several times. Drain well.
Bring 1 cup of water to a boil in a medium sized pot. Stir in the cleaned fonio and cover tightly with the lid. Turn the heat to low. Cook for 2 minutes, or until the water is absorbed. Turn off the heat and gently fluff with a fork. Cover again for another 8-10 minutes, or until its tender. Set aside.
Combine the cooked fonio with the remaining ingredients Stir to combine.
You can either eat right away or put in the fridge for 2-3 hours and eat it cold.