Wheat Berry Salad with Lemon-Tahini Dressing
Try this Wheat Berry Salad with Lemon-Tahini Dressing recipe, or contribute your own.
- Preparing Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Served Person: 6
vegan
vegetarian
white meat free
tree nut free
nut free
contains gluten
red meat free
shellfish free
dairy free
pescatarian
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- dressing:
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 1 1/2 cups wheat berries -- i used soft white wheat berries (
- 1 garlic clove minced or mashed to a paste
- 4 tablespoons unrefined cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil
- dash or two of cayenne pepper ( i use 1/4 teaspoon
- salad: (these are suggestions ~ you can also go wi tomatoes, green beans, chickpeas, asparagus, peas)
- 2-3 green onions thinly sliced
- 2-3 radishes, sliced thinly or julienned
- 2 big handfuls of tender greens (such as spinach watercress, argula, or red leaf lettuce)
- Carbohydrate 52.04735791709 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 2.68854333333333 g
- Fiber 0.515166676904757 g
- Protein 0.895287500018639 g
- Saturated Fat 0.376613333333333 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (67g)
- Sodium 223.885458333382 mg
- Sugar 51.5321912401852 g
- Trans Fat 0.118273333333333 g
- Calories 226 calories
Put the wheat berries in a medium saucepan and fill the pan with cold water (as if you were making pasta.) Add a big pinch of salt (kosher is fine.) Bring the water to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook wheat berries until they are tender, about 50-60 minutes. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl to cool slightly.For the dressing: whisk all ingredients together in a medium bowl and season with salt, cayenne and black pepper to taste. Dip a piece of lettuce in the dressing to taste for seasoning.Combine green onions, radishes and greens with the wheat berries in the serving bowl. Toss with enough dressing to coat lightly.
