Vegetarian

Wheatberry Salad is for Lunch.

Wheatberry Salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Wheatberry Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Wheatberry Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Wheatberry Salad are:

1 cup wheat berries
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup finely chopped red onion
1 carrot, peeled, diced
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

3 green onions (including green tops), minced
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped

Here is how you make Wheatberry Salad:

Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Add wheat berries, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. Drain.Heat oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add red onion and carrot; saut? until tender, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Add vinegar; whisk to blend.Toss wheat berries, green onions, and bell pepper in large bowl. Pour carrot/red onion/balsamic mixture over; toss to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cool completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)**Note** I used my rice cooker to cook the wheatberries. In mine, this worked with 1 cup wheatberries and 4 cups water, with about 1/2 to 1 tsp kosher salt.

The nutritional information for Wheatberry Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 148.6

• Total Fat: 3.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 10.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 28.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
• Protein: 4.0 g