Name: Freekeh Pilaf with Dukkah
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 300 g Freekeh; 1 Onion; 600 ml Vegetable Stock; 3 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 tsp Cumin; 3 tbsp Dukkah; 1 handful Parsley; 1 handful Mint; 1 Lemon; 80 g Greek Yogurt

Middle Eastern · Side · All year

Freekeh Pilaf with Dukkah

4.6 community

10m

Prep

30m

Cook

Easy

Level

320

kcal

Smoky green wheat toasted and simmered with onion, showered with dukkah and herbs — the ancient grain that out-flavors rice without trying.

What you need

Ingredients

Servings

300 g

🌾 Freekeh ›

cracked

🧅 Onion ›

diced

600 ml

🍲 Vegetable Stock ›

3 tbsp

🫒 Olive Oil ›

1 tsp

🟤 Cumin ›

3 tbsp

🌰 Dukkah ›

1 handful

🌿 Parsley ›

1 handful

🌿 Mint ›

🍋 Lemon ›

80 g

🥛 Greek Yogurt ›

to serve

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Mise en place

Before you start

10m

Prep

30m

Cook

40m

Total

Serves

Equipment

Sheet pan

Chef's knife

Prep checklist

Freekeh — cracked

Onion — diced

Greek Yogurt — to serve

3 steps

Method

Toast the freekeh dry in the pot 2 minutes — it smells like a campfire in a wheat field. Set aside.

Soften the onion in oil, add cumin, then freekeh and stock. Simmer covered until tender with bite, 20–25 minutes; rest 5 off-heat.

Fork through herbs and lemon; serve under dukkah with yogurt alongside.

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From the chef

Notes

Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.

Afterwards

Keep, reheat & pair

Storage

Refrigerate up to 3 days.

Freezing

Depends on the vegetable — roasted things reheat better than they freeze.

Reheating

Roasted vegetables re-crisp in a 200°C oven for 6–8 minutes; mashes loosen with a splash of warm milk over low heat.

Make ahead

Blanch or par-roast ahead, then finish with high heat just before serving.

Wine pairing

Follows the main.

Beer pairing

Follows the main.

On the plate

Serve it with

Sides

This is the side — pick a main.

Garnish

Fresh herbs

A knob of butter

Toasted nuts or seeds

Taste map

Flavor profile

Sweet

Salty

Sour

Bitter

Umami

Heat

Per serving

Nutrition

320

kcal

11g

protein

48g

carbs

11g

fat

fiber

520mg

sodium

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My notes

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