millet beet salad

 Idea taken from here.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dry millet - cooking instructions from here
• 1 cup water or broth 
• 1 large beet or 1 jar of canned beets
• 1/2 lemon, juiced or 2 T lemon juice
• 2 T olive oil
• salt, pepper
• large garlic clove, pressed
• 2 T coarsely chopped almonds
• arugula or other salad green
  

Lightly toast millet for 4-5 minutes in pot, then add 1 cup water or broth and cook for 15 minutes.  Remove from heat, let sit for 10 minutes, then fluff.

Make dressing: mix together lemon juice, oil, salt & pepper, garlic.  Stir into millet.  Add drained beet, almonds, serve with arugula.