Wheatberry Salad With Spinach Recipes

WHEAT BERRY + SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Combine wheat berries in a medium pot with 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, pop on a cover, and simmer for anywhere between 30-60 minutes or until the wheat berries are cooked through.
• In the meantime, grab a large bowl and whisk together extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, ginger, garlic, salt and pepper. Add in baby spinach, golden raisins, and warm wheat berries.
• Stir everything together and adjust the seasonings. The heat of the wheat berries will wilt the spinach and plump up the raisins.
• Stir in the scallions and pistachios before topping with the crumbled goat cheese. Serve and enjoy!

WHEATBERRY SALAD WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• DAY AHEAD: In large bowl, soak wheatberries overnight in enough water to cover by 2 inches.
• ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS BEFORE SERVING: Drain wheatberries. In 4-quart saucepan over high heat, heat 7 cups water to boiling. Add soaked wheatberries; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 2 hours or until wheatberries are tender; drain.
• Meanwhile, coarsely chop spinach. Dice tomato. Place dried tomato halves in small bowl; pour 1 cup boiling water over tomato halves. Let stand 5 minutes to soften; drain and chop.
• In medium bowl, with wire whisk or fork, mix olive oil, vinegar, salt, sugar, mustard, and pepper. Add raisins, diced tomato, chopped dried tomatoes, spinach, and wheatberries; toss to mix well.
• COUSCOUS SALAD WITH SPINACH: About 30 minutes before serving, prepare one 10-ounce package couscous (precooked semolina) as label directs, but do not add margarine or butter. Complete recipe as above in steps 3 and 4, substituting couscous for wheatberries.

SPINACH SALAD WITH WARM BACON-MUSTARD DRESSING

Steps:

• Place spinach into a large serving bowl, top with hard-cooked eggs, mushrooms, 4 crumbled strips of bacon, Swiss cheese, and almonds.
• Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Stir in shallots and garlic, and cook until softened and translucent, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey, and 2 crumbled strips of bacon; season to taste with salt and pepper, then cook until hot.
• Pour hot dressing over spinach and toss to coat.

WHEAT BERRY, ROASTED CORN AND SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat water, wheat berries and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a rolling boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until tender. Drain; rinse with cold water to cool. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 450°F. In ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan, evenly spread corn. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bake 15 minutes to roast corn. Set aside.
• In large bowl, stir together wheat berries, corn, spinach, tomatoes and onion.
• In 1-cup measuring cup, mix dressing ingredients with wire whisk until well blended. Stir into salad. Let stand 15 minutes before serving to blend flavors.

SPINACH AND STRAWBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss together the spinach and strawberries.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, sugar, paprika, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds. Pour over the spinach and strawberries, and toss to coat.

STRAWBERRY AND SPINACH SALAD WITH HONEY BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine the spinach, strawberries, Gorgonzola cheese, and pecans in a large bowl.
• Stir the balsamic vinegar and honey together in a bowl; slowly stream the olive oil into the mixture while whisking continuously. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle the dressing over the salad just before serving.