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wheat berry salad recipe

Wheat Berry Salad

Wheat berries and Chickpeas make this a filling and delicous meatless salad. The nutty what berries add a nice complex to the salad.
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Course Salad
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup orange juice about 2 oranges
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp paprika
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

Salad

  • 1 cup wheat berries cooked
  • 1 15oz can chickpeas drained and rinsed
  • 1/2 cup roasted red pepper drained and chopped roughly
  • 2 oz feta cheese crumbled about 1/2 cup
  • 8 oz organic salad mix
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 seedless english cucumber, chopped

Instructions
 

For the dressing

  • Bring the orange juice to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the juice is syrupy and reduced to 1/3 cup, 12-15 minutes
  • Transfer the orange juice syrup to a small bowl and refrigerate until cool, about 10minutes. Whisk in the cilantro, lime juice, water, oil, honey, garlic, cumin, salt, paprika, and cayenne and set aside.

For the Salad

  • Cook wheat berries,
    Pressure Cooker- Add 1 cup wheat berries and 5 cups water, 1 Tbsp oil, 3/4 tsp salt into pressure cooker, close and seal. Pressure cook on high for 40 minutes
    For stovetop- Add 1 cup wheat berries and 4 quarts water, 3/4 tsp salt to a large pot, partially cover and cook stiring often, until tender but still chewy, about 80 minutes.
    With either method when done drain water, and rinse them under cool water. Transfer to large bowl and set aside.
  • Stir the chickpeas, roasted red peppers, feta, and half of the dressing into the bowl with the cool wheat berries. Season with salt and pepper to taste. In a separate bowl, toss the salad greens with remaining dressing and divide among 4 plates. Arrange 1 cup of wheat berry mixture on top of each salad and serve.

Notes

Recipe adapted from The Best of Americas Test Kitchen 2011