Wheat Berry Salad with Spinach, Orange & Almonds - 3 Guiding Stars
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This wheat berry salad balances the chewy texture of soft wheat berries with a bit of piquant feta cheese, healthy almonds, a very light citrus vinaigrette, and a ton of veggies.

Tip: This is a great dish to make in advance. Just leave the spinach out until you’re ready to serve.

Ingredients

  • 2½ cups wheat berries
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • 2 Tbsp. orange zest
  • 1½ Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp. minced shallot
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • ¼ tsp. black pepper
  • ½ cup slivered almonds, toasted
  • ¼ cup feta cheese
  • 3 cups baby spinach
  • 1½ cups grape tomatoes, halved

Directions

  1. In a large pan, combine the wheat berries, salt, and about 8 cups of water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, and briskly simmer for about 1 hour, or until the wheat berries are chewy. Drain and rinse with cold water.
  2. Whisk together the orange juice, zest, lemon juice, shallot, olive oil, and pepper in a small bowl, and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, toss together the wheat berries, orange juice mix, almonds, feta, spinach, and tomatoes.
Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 235; Total Fat 7g (9% Daily Value); Saturated Fat 1.5g (8% DV); Trans Fat 0g; Cholesterol 3mg (2% DV); Sodium 275mg (12% DV); Total Carbohydrate 39g (14% DV); Dietary Fiber 7g (25% DV); Total Sugars 2g; Includes 0g Added Sugars (0% DV); Protein 8g; Vitamin D 0% DV; Calcium 4% DV; Iron 10% DV; Potassium 8% DV; Manganese 100% DV; Selenium 60% DV; Vitamin K 40% DV.
Recipe by Guiding Stars at https://guidingstars.com/recipes/wheat-berry-salad-with-spinach-orange-and-almond/
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