Thursday, March 15, 2012

Wheat Berry Salad

This simple salad has chewy grains, herbaceous herbs, crunchy vegetables, tangy cheese, and sweet grapes.  Yum, yum, yum, ummmm.   Please try it, you may love it.












Ingredients:

1 cup of wheat berries (cook according to package directions)
1 cup of faro (cook according to package directions.
While the grains are cooking, prepare the remaining ingredients and combine in a large bowl:

2 cups of sliced sweet seedless red grapes
3 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh mint
1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
8 oz. feta, crumbled
1 lemon, juiced
1/4 cup olive oil
3 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. pepper

Once the grains are cooked, mix with the remaining prepared ingredients.  Now, eat it up. 

Eat this for lunch, a side dish at dinner, or take it to a potluck!  

Enjoy!

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