Roast beef and arugula salad with wheat berries

5
Points®
Total Time
25 min
Prep
18 min
Cook
0 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
This is a delicious, colorful salad that you can put together in less than half an hour. It's wonderful as an appetizer or side, but is also hearty enough to eat on its own for dinner or lunch. The dressing is super easy to make—simply whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, coarse-grain mustard, fresh thyme and rosemary, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl. It nicely complements the cooked wheat berries, carrots, fennel, roasted red peppers, and arugula. To make prep a cinch, we call for deli-style slices of roast beef you can pick up at any grocery store to top it all off.

Ingredients

Olive oil

1½ Tbsp

Red wine vinegar

1½ Tbsp

Mustard

1½ tsp, coarse-grained

Fresh thyme

1½ tsp, chopped

Rosemary

1 tsp, chopped

Garlic

1 clove(s), crushed through garlic press

Table salt

¾ tsp

Black pepper

¼ tsp

Cooked wheat berries

2 cup(s), thawed if frozen

Carrots

2 medium, thinly sliced

Uncooked fennel bulb

1 item(s), cored and thinly sliced

Roasted red peppers (packed in water)

½ cup(s), drained and sliced

Arugula

5 oz

Deli style roast beef slices

¾ pound(s), lean, thickly sliced, cut into 1-inch strips

Instructions

  1. To make dressing, whisk together oil, vinegar, mustard, thyme, rosemary, garlic, salt, and black pepper in small bowl.
  2. Place wheat berries, carrots, fennel, and roasted peppers in large bowl. Add 2 tablespoons dressing and toss to coat.
  3. Arrange arugula on serving platter and drizzle with remaining dressing. Top with wheat berry mixture and arrange roast beef on top.
  4. Serving size: 1 1/4 cups arugula, 1 cup wheat berry mixture, and 2 ounces roast beef