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Wheat Berry Salad with Fresh Cheese

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  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Ingredients 11
  • Servings 6
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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!
by Oriana Romero
Updated Sep 14, 2015
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups of water
  • 1 cup of wheat berries
  • 1 teaspoon of olive oil
  • 1 cup of yellow peppers, diced
  • 1 cup of tomatoes, diced
  • 1 cup of red onion, diced
  • 2 cup of fresh cheese, diced
  • 1/2 cup of cilantro, finely chopped

Lime Vinaigrette:

  • 1/2 cup of olive oil
  • 4 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.
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    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.
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    3
    To make the vinaigrette, mix the oil, lime juice, salt and pepper in a small glass jar.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    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!
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