Wheat Berry Salad with Snap Peas and Chèvre
Whole grain salad with the sweet, juicy pop of whole wheat berries, sugar snap peas and rich bites of goat cheese.
Servings: 4
Calories: 382kcal
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 cup wheat berries I used Sonoran white berries
- 1/2 cup sugar snap peas, cut into thin slices on the bias
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley
- 7 very thin slices lemon
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped radicchio
- 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup chopped arugula
- 1/2 cup goat cheese crumbles
- 1/4 cup chopped dried cherries
Dressing
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp honey
- 1/4 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp herbs do Provence
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Cook the wheat berries as directed on the package. Drain the grains and place into a large mixing bowl; cool. Microwave the sliced sugar snap peas for 20 seconds in a smaller bowl, then stir into the cooled grains. In a small skillet, toast the nuts over medium heat til fragrant. Add to the grains. Cut the lemon slices into 6 wedges each, then saute briefly in the same skillet in the 1 teaspoon olive oil. When lightly browned, remove to the bowl of grains. Add and stir in the green onion, parsley, radicchio, bell pepper, arugula, cheese crumbles and cherries. Whisk together the dressing ingredients, then pour over and toss thoroughly. Serve at room temperature, or chill to serve cold.
Notes
- Nutrition Facts
- Total Fat: 20.4 g
- Saturated: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 7 mg
- Sodium: 212 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 42.3
- Fiber: 8.1 g
- Sugars: 6.3 g
- Protein: 12.3 g