Add-In Wheat Berry Salad
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Serves 2 peopleCategories: Salad- Salad Dressings- Slaw
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 green onions
- 2 or 3 roasted red peppers
- Leaves from 4 stems mint
- 1/2 cup roasted salted or unsalted pumpkin seeds
- 2 cups cooked wheat berries
- 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp. pomegranate molasses OR fig vinegar OR other sweet-tart syrup
- Salt
- 1 oz. soft herbed goat cheese
- 4 to 6 oz. thinly sliced or shredded leftover roast pork, chicken, turkey or shrimp. optional
Directions
- Trim the onions, then cut the white and green parts on the diagonal into 2/4-inch pieces
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Drain the roasted peppers on paper towels, then cut them into 1/2-inch-wide strips. Finely chop the mint leaves.
- Combine those ingredients in a mixing bowl along with the roasted pumpkin seeds, pomegranate seeds, wheat berries, oil and pomegranate molasses; toss lightly to incorporate. If you don’t plan to add meat, you may want to season the mixture at this point with salt to taste.
- Transfer the salad to a serving platter; Distribute pinches of the goat cheese evenly over the salad, then arrange the meat on top. Serve at room temperature.