Wheat Berry Salad with Fresh Cheese

Prep 10 min
Total 60 min
Ingredients 11
Servings 6

This time of year we're all a looking for simple ways to add vegetables to our diet and this recipe is perfect for that! I discovered wheat berries a little while ago and I love them. My favorite way to prepare them is in salads. When I make them I always double the portion because my daughter likes taking this kind of salad to work for lunch. It's very convenient since it’s a complete meal. If you want to include more proteins you can add a boiled egg cut into pieces or strips of chicken breast. Give it a try; I'm positive you'll like it! MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

cups of water

cup of wheat berries

teaspoon of olive oil

cup of yellow peppers, diced

cup of tomatoes, diced

cup of red onion, diced

cup of fresh cheese, diced

1/2

cup of cilantro, finely chopped

Lime Vinaigrette:

1/2

cup of olive oil

tablespoons of lime juice

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

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1

Place the water, wheat berries, and olive oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Reduce the heat medium-low when it begins to boil and cook for 1 hour or until the wheat berries are soft. Remove from the heat, strain and set aside.
2

Mix the peppers, tomatoes, onions, fresh cheese, cilantro and cooked wheat berries in a large container. Add the lime vinaigrette and mix well. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
3

To make the vinaigrette, mix the oil, lime juice, salt and pepper in a small glass jar.

Expert Tips

You can cook the wheat berries in a pressure cooker to reduce the cook time to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Information

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More About This Recipe

This time of year we're all a looking for simple ways to add vegetables to our diet and this recipe is perfect for that! I discovered wheat berries a little while ago and I love them. My favorite way to prepare them is in salads. When I make them I always double the portion because my daughter likes taking this kind of salad to work for lunch. It's very convenient since it’s a complete meal. If you want to include more proteins you can add a boiled egg cut into pieces or strips of chicken breast. Give it a try; I'm positive you'll like it!