Wheat Berry, Baby Spinach, Grape and Orange Salad

Categories: Salad

Ingredients

• 2 cups wheat berries
• 1 tsp. salt
• For vinaigrette:
• 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup golden balsamic vinegar
• Zest of 1 orange
• 2 Tbsp. fresh orange juice
• 2 tsp. agave nectar
• 1 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3/4 tsp. curry powder
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• Pinch of ground ginger
• Ground black pepper
• For salad
• 5 oz. baby spinach or baby kale
• 1 cup seedless red grapes
• 1 cup seedless green grapes
• 2 oranges, segmented
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 1 cup raw, unsalted walnuts, toasted and chopped

Directions

1. make the wheat berries: Rinse them and put them in medium pot with 6 cups water and salt. Bring to boil and then reduce to simmer. Cook, covered, 1 hour, until wheat berries are just tender. Add a few cups cold water to pot; stir and then strain. Place wheat berries in a very large bowl to cool, stirring occasionally.
2. To make the vinaigrette, combine oil, vinegar, zest, juice, agave, mustard, salt, curry powder, cayenne, ginger and pepper in a small jar. Seal lid tightly and shake vigorously to combine. Set aside at room temperature.
3. To make salad: Combine the cooled wheat berries with the spinach (or kale) in a large bowl. Toss with 1/2 cup of dressing. Add grapes and orange sections and another 1/4 cup dressing if desired and season with salt and pepper. Toss in walnuts right before serving.

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