Wheat Berry Salad with Spinach, Orange and Almond

August 12th, 2010 by in , ,

Yield: 10 (½ c. per servings)

Wheat Berry Salad with Spinach, Orange and Almond

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ c wheat berries
  • 1t. Kosher salt
  • ½ c. fresh orange juice
  • 2T grated orange zest
  • 1 ½ T fresh lemon juice
  • 1T finely minced shallot
  • 2T olive oil
  • ½ c. slivered toasted almonds (or pine nuts)
  • ¼ t. black pepper
  • ¼ c. low fat feta cheese
  • 3 cups organic baby spinach
  • 1 ½ cups grape tomatoes, halved

Instructions

  1. In a large pan, combine the wheat berries, salt, and 8 cups of water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat to medium, and briskly simmer for about 1 hour, or until the wheat berries are chewy but not starchy in the middle. (The only way to know they’re done is to bite one.) When done, drain berries and rinse with cold water.
  2. For the dressing, combine the orange juice and zest, lemon juice, shallot, olive oil, and pepper in a small bowl, and set aside.
    In a large bowl, combine the cooled wheat berries, almonds, feta, spinach, tomatoes, and the vinaigrette and toss gently to combine.