Refreshing Wheat Berry Salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 1
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 1,421.2
  • Total Fat: 46.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,132.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 226.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 21.8 g
  • Protein: 3.1 g

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Introduction

Great Fiber with dried blueberries and cranberries.
Wonderfully crunchy with radishes, celery, onion and sweet red peppers.
To cook wheat berries...add 1 cup of wheat berries to a microwavable bowl and 2 cups water. Micro 15 mins then stir. Micro 15 more minutes then stir. Taste to see if they are done the way you like. If not, check water (add some if needed) and micro in 5 min intervals till you reach your desired doneness.
I do 40 mins total. Then it's al dente !
As for the ingredients, you can add what you like. These are the ones I like.
This salad make a Great side dish. Winter or Summer ! Great Fiber with dried blueberries and cranberries.
Wonderfully crunchy with radishes, celery, onion and sweet red peppers.
To cook wheat berries...add 1 cup of wheat berries to a microwavable bowl and 2 cups water. Micro 15 mins then stir. Micro 15 more minutes then stir. Taste to see if they are done the way you like. If not, check water (add some if needed) and micro in 5 min intervals till you reach your desired doneness.
I do 40 mins total. Then it's al dente !
As for the ingredients, you can add what you like. These are the ones I like.
This salad make a Great side dish. Winter or Summer !
Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

    2 C Cooked Wheat Berries
    1/2 c Dried Blueberries
    1/2 c Dried Cranberries
    1/2 c Sweet Red Peppers diced
    1/4 c onion diced
    1/2 c celery diced
    1/4 c radishes diced
    1/4 c Olive Oil
    1/4 c Red Wine Vinegar

Directions

Cook Wheat Berries, drain and add to a medium bowl.
Dice veggies, I leave the dried fruit whole, add both to the same bowl.
Add vinegar and oil and mix.
Cover and refrigerate a few hours.
Best served Cold.
Will stay in frig for at least a week.

Serving Size: makes 8 1/2 cup servings

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GEMINI-SKY.