Wheat Berry Salad With Red Fruit
It is a very light salad, wheat berry with red fruits, an excellent combination, you can serve it as a dinner, or with any main dish. It is always a good option.
Yield
6 servingsPrep
15 minCook
45 minReady
60 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⅓ | cup |
orange juice
freshly squeezed |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
cranberries, dried
|
*
|
| For the cooked wheat berries | |||
| 2 | cups |
wheat berries
hard red winter |
*
|
| 7 | cups |
water
cold |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| Other ingredients | |||
| 1 | large |
apples
Fuji, unpeeled, diced |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
pecans
halves, toasted and coarsely chopped |
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
raspberry vinegar
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
olive oil, extra-virgin
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
freshly ground |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | ml |
orange juice
freshly squeezed |
|
| 79 | ml |
cranberries, dried
|
*
|
| For the cooked wheat berries: | |||
| 473 | ml |
wheat berries
hard red winter |
*
|
| 1.7 | l |
water
cold |
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| Other ingredients: | |||
| 1 | large |
apples
Fuji, unpeeled, diced |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
pecans
halves, toasted and coarsely chopped |
|
| 45 | ml |
raspberry vinegar
|
|
| 45 | ml |
olive oil, extra-virgin
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
freshly ground |
|
Directions
Combine orange juice and cranberries in a small bowl.
Let stand for 15 minutes.
Combine wheat berries, apple and pecans in a large bowl; stir gently.
Drain the cranberries, reserving the juice.
Stir the cranberries into the wheat berry mixture.
Whisk the reserved orange juice, vinegar and oil in a small bowl until combined.
Season with salt and pepper.
Pour over the salad and stir gently to coat.
Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to combine.
Serve cold or at room temperature.
For the cooked wheat berries:
Sort through wheat berries carefully, discarding any stones.
Rinse well under cool running water.
Place in a large heavy saucepan.
Add water and salt.
Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer gently for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Drain and rinse.
To serve hot, use immediately.
Otherwise, follow the make-ahead instructions.
