Wheatberry Salad I (Recipe)

Wheatberries are whole grain wheat. Like this:

Wheatberry Salad I

1 c wheatberries (Whole grain wheat)

1 pint grape tomatoes, halved

2 oz crumbled feta

1/4 c slivered fresh basil

Vinaigrette

1 1/2 T balsamic vinegar

1 1/2 t red wine vinegar

1/4 t salt

1/8 t black pepper

6 T olive oil

Either:

1) Soak wheatberries overnight in 3 1/2 c water. Drain, reserving soaking liquid. Return wheatberries to pan and add soaking liquid plus enough to return water to 3 1/2 cups. Boil 50 minutes until tender. Drain.

Or

2) Forget to soak wheatberries. Swear. Fill pan with water and boil wheat for an hour and a half, strirring occasionally, until tender.

While warm, toss wheatberries with half of vinaigrette. Let cool. Then add tomatoes, feta, basil and remainder of vinaigrette. Salt and pepper, as desired.

Note: This can either serve four or six or eight, depending upon what else you offer. Or I can eat the entire thing alone in two days. 

Comments

[Lynn]

'scuse the ignorance, but what's a wheatberry?

[Sally]

They're divine, that's what.

[Andrea]

You soak too!?!?!?!?! Yippee! I knew I liked you for more reasons then your insatiable desire to give birth again :-).

The recipe sounds divine. I've soaked everything from almonds to buckwheat but have yet to try the wheatberries. Now that I have an excuse, I'll get right on it.

Thanks!

[Timi]

Love, love, love, wheatberry salads. Thanks for the recipe.

[anja]

Are wheatberries just whole wheat? Come on, give us Europeans a shove in the right direction :)

[lena]

Wheat's so bad for you, kitten. How about a nice cornish game hen?

[Jujubee]

Sounds delicious. Have you tried the recipe for Summer Wheatberry Salad in the July issue of Fine Cooking?

[fishtail]

My partner likes to use wheat or rye berries in place of bulgur in tabouli too.

[caro]

Um, the co-op didn't have wheatberries so I bought spelt berries. They are soaking now. Am I making a big mistake?

[sozzled]

I'm making a rather similar salad for our block party, using couscous instead of wheatberries and throwing in cucumber...because we have so much that we are eating them in everything I make. How about a cucumber on your oatmeal, kids? But I will try with wberries next...yum.

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