Autumn Wheat Berry Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan and add wheat berries. Reduce heat to low, cover, and let cook until soft, 45 to 50 minutes. Drain.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Toss squash with 1 tablespoon oil and place on a baking sheet.
• Roast in the preheated oven until tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Transfer squash to a paper towel-lined plate to soak up excess oil and let cool.
• Meanwhile, mix orange juice, remaining oil, maple syrup, and orange zest together in a bowl for vinaigrette.
• Combine cooked wheat berries, roasted squash, vinaigrette, parsley, and cranberries together in a large bowl. Let cool in the refrigerator, 10 to 20 minutes. Top salad with sliced almonds and serve.

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.

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, soak wheat berries in water 30 minutes.
• Heat berries and water to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low; partially cover and simmer 55 to 60 minutes or until wheat berries are tender. Drain; rinse with cold water.
• In small bowl, mix dressing ingredients until well blended.
• In large serving bowl, toss wheat berries, salad ingredients and dressing. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil and add wheat berries. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook until soft, about 45-50 minutes and drain.
• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Toss the squash with 1 tablespoons olive oil, place on a baking sheet and roast for approximately 20-30 minute Cool on paper towel to soak up any extra olive oil.
• Meanwhile, prepare vinaigrette. Mix orange zest, orange juice, 1 tablespoons olive oil and syrup together.
• In large bowl combine wheat berries, roasted squash, vinaigrette, parsley and cranberries. Cool down in refrigerator - this may add a little to the total time.
• To serve, top with sliced almonds (optional).