Herbed Feta Wheat Berry Salad
July 23, 2010 in Salads, Wheat Berry Recipes by Joyce Bunderson
The following recipe will work in your ‘real life.’ You can easily do this – as in ‘whip it together.’ If you’ve cooked the wheat berries, drained them and stored them in the freezer; you’re ready to make a tasty, zingy salad filled with fiber and a jillion other nutrients. The frozen wheat berries thaw out in a minute or two in the microwave.
There’s no way you can be fooled about the ‘wholeness’ of the grains when you’re eating wheat berries. (Or Dr. Grandma’s products for that matter, because we only use 100% whole organic hard red spring wheat in our products – nothing is taken out!)
Ingredients
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked wheat berries
1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
3 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
3 Tbsp. fresh dill, chopped
(You can use dried, if your herb garden has had it, like mine.)
2 finely chopped green onions
2 tomatoes, coarsely chopped
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup green olives, sliced in half
2 Tbsp. lime juice
Salt and pepper to taste (optional)
Directions:
In a serving bowl mix wheat berries, feta, herbs, olives, green onions and tomato. In a small bowl, whisk together oil and limejuice; then mix the dressing together with the wheat berry mixture. Serve over a bed of spring greens or other dark lettuce.
Kathy Nichols said on August 15, 2010
Delicious! What a wonderful way to eat wholegrains.
Thanks for sharing.
Joyce Bunderson said on August 16, 2010
So glad that you enjoyed it. I made a new recipe this weekend and will be publishing it in the next week or two. Have a great week!
Joyce
Joyce Bunderson said on October 12, 2010
Wheat berries are so versatile; you can make them hundreds of different ways and you always know that you’re serving something great.
I just found this note. I’ve been back from China for a week.
Sending my best,
Joyce
Kathy Dowling said on January 8, 2012
This salad is so beautiful and delicious! I have just started really enjoying wheat berries…and this is an easy wonderful recipe! Thank you so much and I’ll be sure to share!
Joyce Bunderson said on January 8, 2012
So glad that you enjoyed the salad; I love the tangy flavors of this recipe. Wheat berries are such a great way to be sure that you’re getting a whole grain.
Thanks so much for your kind note. Good Health Can Be Yummy.
Joyce