Wheat Berry and Watercress Salad
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Recipe type: Salads
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 4 Servings
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup uncooked wheat berries
  • 2 cups water, or more if needed
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 bunches watercress, cleaned and chopped
  • ½ English cucumber, sliced
  • 1 carrot, shredded
  • ½ teaspoon dill, chopped
  • ¼ cup red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 radishes, thinly sliced
Vinaigrette Dressing
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh basil or (1 teaspoon dried basil)
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper (optional)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
  1. Fill a saucepan half full with water, then bring the water to a boil. Season the water with salt. Rinse and add the wheat berries to the water, cook for 1 hour until the wheat berries are soft.
  2. Remove from heat, drain, and allow the wheat berries to cool.
  3. Placed the wheat berries in a bowl. Wash the watercress remove the stems, and tear the larger leaves apart. Add the watercress, cucumbers, shredded carrot, dill, onions, and radishes to the bowl with the wheat berries. Toss and combine.
  4. Divide the salad equally between the four plates.
Vinaigrette Dressing
  1. Place the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, basil, garlic, red pepper, salt and, black pepper in a jar with a lid and shake until combined.
  2. Dress each individual salad with the vinaigrette dressing. Enjoy!
Recipe by The Crafty Boomer at https://www.thecraftyboomer.com/wheat-berry-and-watercress-salad/