{"id":27194,"date":"2015-08-14T00:30:35","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T04:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=27194"},"modified":"2015-08-13T16:17:19","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T20:17:19","slug":"wheat-berry-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/14\/wheat-berry-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheat Berry Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wheat-Berry-Salad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27213\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wheat-Berry-Salad-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wheat Berry Salad\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wheat-Berry-Salad-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wheat-Berry-Salad-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wheat-Berry-Salad-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never had wheat berries, you&#8217;re in for a treat! \u00a0These grains have a delightful chewiness and enough fiber to fill you up. \u00a0Combine\u00a0them\u00a0with a mild vinaigrette, some fresh vibrant herbs, and a little tangy fruit, and you have the perfect salad.<\/p>\n<p>You may need to search around to find wheat berries, also known as hard winter wheat. \u00a0Whole Foods and other health food stores will have them in the bulk section. \u00a0They cook up just like any other grain (barley or rice); I actually cooked mine in my rice cooker. \u00a0This salad keeps in the fridge for a few days&#8230;so have some with dinner, or breakfast, or whenever you like. \u00a0Also try subbing out the dried blueberries with raisins, dried cherries, minced dried apricots, dried cranberries &#8211; you get the idea.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Wheat Berry Salad<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup wheat berries<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup dried blueberries<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup chopped parsley<\/li>\n<li>3 green onions, diced<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 lemon, juiced<\/li>\n<li>salt and pepper<\/li>\n<li>optional: \u00a0a few tablespoons of crumbled feta or goat cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Directions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In a heavy pot with a lid, or in a rice cooker, pour in the wheat berries, as well as two cups of water. \u00a0Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for about 30 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>The wheat berries should absorb all the water from the pot. \u00a0If not, drain them. \u00a0Pour them into a large bowl. \u00a0Add the blueberries, parsley, and green onions. \u00a0Toss to mix.<\/li>\n<li>Add the olive oil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper. \u00a0Taste for seasoning. \u00a0Keep \u00a0in the fridge until ready to eat. \u00a0When serving, you can sprinkle some crumbled feta or goat cheese over the top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Explore, experiment, enjoy!<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Dana<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To view even more of Dana\u2019s unique recipe, you can visit her at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/frugalgirlmet.blogspot.com\/\">Frugal Girlmet<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve never had wheat berries, you&#8217;re in for a treat! \u00a0These grains have a delightful chewiness and enough fiber to fill you up. \u00a0Combine\u00a0them\u00a0with a mild vinaigrette, some fresh vibrant herbs, and a little tangy fruit, and you have the perfect salad. 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