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RCP: Wheat Berry Salad (Featured Ingredient)

by Cynthia Wenslow » Wed May 09, 2007 10:24 am

Dylan made this for lunch the other day. Really tasty.


Wheat Berry Salad

1 c. wheat berries
3/4 c. wild rice
1 c. barley
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1 sweet red pepper, diced
1/3 c. raisins
1/2 c. toasted cashews, chopped
1/2 c. toasted sunflower seeds

Dressing:

1/4 c. canola oil
1/4 c. soy sauce
1/4 c. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper

In saucepan of boiling water, cover and simmer wheat berries until tender but firm, about 1 1/4 hours. Drain and cool.

Meanwhile, in separate saucepan of boiling water, cover and simmer wild rice until tender and most grains are split, about 45 minutes. Drain and cool.

In third saucepan (!) of boiling water, cover and simmer barley, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and cool..

In large bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients.

Add wheat berries, wild rice, barley, green onions, red pepper and
raisins. Toss to combine. Stir in cashews and sunflower seeds.

May also be made using toasted pumpkin seeds instead of cashews.
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Re: RCP: Wheat Berry Salad (Featured Ingredient)

by Jenise » Thu May 10, 2007 11:46 am

Cynthia, this sounds wonderful. Sure don't see wheat berries used that often. My only experience with them is a sludgey hot Armenian porridge that a roommate of mine used to make and which I absolutely loved. It needed to cook for hours, so I'm surprised, but pleased, to see in your recipe that they only require a little over an hour cooking time to become saladable (look, new word!). I think I have some wheat berries in the pantry that I bought to try to recreate that dish, I should try cooking some.

(five minutes passes)

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