Wheat Sweet Salad Recipes

WHEAT SALAD

Steps:

• Soak wheat berries in a bowl of water for at least 5 hours or overnight. Drain and place in a slow cooker with enough water to cover by one inch. Cover, and cook on Low setting for 5 to 6 hours, until tender. Add more water if needed. When tender, drain, and rinse under cold water to chill.
• In a large bowl, stir together the cream cheese, pineapple and lemon juice. Stir in the dry pudding mix until smooth. Stir in the wheat berries until evenly coated. Fold in whipped topping just before serving. Refrigerate any leftovers.

WHEAT BERRY SALAD

Steps:

• In a large pot combine the wheat berries and enough water to come 2 inches over the wheat berries. Bring to a boil and cook uncovered for 1 hour, or until tender. Drain and let cool. Toast the walnuts in a medium dry skillet over medium-high heat until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the wheat berries, walnuts, celery, dried cherries, scallions, parsley, olive oil and lemon juice. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

SWEET WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Whisk water, milk, brown sugar, honey, and 1/4 cup vegetable oil together in a bowl. Add whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, yeast, and salt; stir until dough holds together. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead until smooth.
• Pour 1 tablespoon vegetable oil into a bowl. Place dough into the bowl and turn to evenly coat with oil. Allow dough to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Punch dough and knead 4 to 5 times. Divide dough in half and form each half into a loaf. Place loaves into 9x5-inch loaf pans. Allow to rise until dough is about 1 inch above the pan, about 30 minutes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool slightly before slicing.

WHEAT BERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Place wheat berries in a large saucepan; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, about 1 hour or until tender. Drain; transfer to a large bowl. Cool completely., Add celery, cherries, walnuts, parsley and green onion to wheat berries. In a small bowl, whisk oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper until blended; add to salad and toss to coat. If desired, serve over greens.

WHEAT SWEET SALAD

Steps:

• In large saucepan, add wheat and 6 cups of water. Cook about 3 hours on low heat. Add one more cup of water if necessary Do not let wheat burn. The wheat will puff up and be very soft. Stir once in a while. Watch the water.
• Drain any remaining water in colandar. Rinse with cool water.
• In mixing bowl, mix cream cheese, instant vanilla pudding and crushed pineapple and juice. Beat on low speed until mixed.
• Add cool whip, and mix in low speed.
• Add cooked rinsed wheat, and fold into cream cheese mixture.
• Note: You can use Instant Pistashio Pudding or instant lemon pudding.
• You can also freeze this salad. A long keeper dish for the refrigerator too.

AUTUMN LAYERED SALAD WITH SWEET POTATO AND WHEAT BERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the pecans out on a baking sheet, and roast until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool, and roughly chop. Turn the oven up to 425 degrees F. Transfer the pecans to a medium bowl. Add 1/3 cup vinegar, the mustard, honey, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper, and whisk to combine. Slowly drizzle in the oil while whisking constantly until blended into a vinaigrette.
• Spread the sweet potatoes out on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons of the vinaigrette, sprinkle with a large pinch of salt and toss to combine. Roast until the squash is fork-tender and browned in spots, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove and let cool. (The sweet potatoes can be made and refrigerated up to 2 days ahead.)
• Meanwhile, bring a medium pot of water to a simmer, add the wheat berries and cook until tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Let cool in the pan. (The wheat berries can be made and refrigerated up to 2 days ahead.)
• Put the cabbage in a medium bowl, and add the remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Rub the vinegar and salt into the cabbage, and let sit until tender, about 30 minutes, tossing and massaging again about halfway through.
• Using a 3-quart tall glass bowl for 1 large salad or four 16-ounce wide-mouth glass jars with lids for individual salads, make a first layer with the wheat berries, then add the following in separate layers: half the cabbage, the sweet potatoes, Cheddar, parsley and peppers, the remaining cabbage, the ham and kale. Top with the apple chips. (The salad, except for the apple chips, can be put together, covered and refrigerated for up to 2 hours; top with the chips right before serving.)
• If making 1 salad, just before serving, transfer it to a large bowl, toss with the dressing and season with salt and pepper. If making 4 salads, add dressing to each jar, season with salt and pepper, cover with the lid and shake to coat.