Categories: grains, nt, salads

Ingredients

• * 4 cups water
• * 3/4 teaspoon salt
• * 1 cup organic wheat berries (hard winter wheat)
• * 2 TB walnuts, toasted and chopped
• * 1 organic Macintosh or Gala apple
• * 1 organic Granny Smith apple
• * 1 celery rib, sliced thin
• * 2/3 cup packed, fresh mint leaves, cleaned and chopped
• * 1/2 cup dried cherries
• * 1/4 cup golden raisins
• * 2 green onions, chopped
• * 3 TB rice wine vinegar
• * 3 TB fresh orange juice
• * 3/4 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
• * 8 butter lettuce leaves

Directions

1. In a saucepan, bring water and salt to boil and add wheat berries. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 11/2 hours or until tender. Drain wheat berries in a colander and cool to room temperature.

2. Cut apples into 1/2" chunks and toss with wheat berries in a large bowl. Add all remaining ingredients except lettuce and toss together. Season with salt and pepper and serve on lettuce leaves.

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