Kasha Salad (good Hot Or Cold!)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 small egg
• 3 cups water
• 4 tablespoons margarine
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup fine grain roasted buckwheat groats (often packaged as "kasha" in a box at the supermarket)
• 1/2 cup minced dried onion
• 1/4 cup chopped mushroom (button or whatever is in season!)
• 1/4 cup chopped celery

Recipe

• 1 heat water, 2 tbs margarine, salt & pepper, onion, & veggies. keep at a boil on med. high.
• 2 beat egg in a bowl.
• 3 add buckwheat to the egg and stir to coat evenly. (this step is absolutely necessary if you don't want buckwheat groats the consistency of oatmeal!).
• 4 in a large skilet, add egg-coated buckwheat and cook on high for 3 min., stirring constantly, until egg is dried and buckwheat groats are separated.
• 5 reduce heat to low and quickly stir in the boiling liquid and veggies.
• 6 cover tightly and simmer for 5 minute.
• 7 stir in the remaining 2 tbs margarine and any additional spices you may want to add (i've used some garlic powder or cajun spices, depending on my mood!).
• 8 eat now, or put in fridge to chill.