Wheat berry salad with tomatoes and olives
5
5
1
SmartPoints® value per serving
Total Time
1 hr 10 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
1 hr
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
This recipe is a fabulous pasta salad alternative. Wheat berries are very versatile: you can use them in pilafs, hot cereal, or homemade bread. Just keep in mind that it'll take about an hour for the wheat berries to cook all the way through, so you may need to plan ahead a little bit. We love how nicely they give heft and flavor to this salad, which also features fresh tomatoes, kalamata olives, store-bought balsamic vinaigrette dressing, and lots of mint leaves. If you don't have any on hand or don't like the taste, basil can be swapped for the mint.
Ingredients
uncooked wheat berries
1½ cup(s), soaked in water overnight
table salt
½ tsp
fresh tomato(es)
1½ cup(s), seeded, chopped
olive(s)
8 large, kalamata, pitted and coarsely chopped (about 1/4 cup)
low-fat vinaigrette salad dressing
⅓ cup(s), balsamic variety
mint leaves
⅓ cup(s), fresh, finely chopped
