Wheatberry Salad With Dried Cranberries And Fresh Herbs Recipe - Cooking Index
Wheatberry Salad With Dried Cranberries And Fresh Herbs Recipe - Cooking Index
Wheatberries are simply whole kernels harvested from the wheat plant and hulled. Hard red winter wheat is used for this salad to obtain a chewy texture and a russet background color. For the herbs, use whatever is available fresh; tarragon, chervil, rosemary, and chives make a particularly felicitous combination. The salad makes a great accompaniment to grilled fish or chicken.
Courses: Salads| 1 lb | 454g / 16oz | Dried wheatberries |
| 3 | Water | |
| 1/4 lb | 113g / 4oz | Dried cranberries |
| 1/4 cup | 15g / 0.5oz | Minced red onion |
| 1/3 cup | 30g / 1.1oz | Packed, minced mixed fresh herbs |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Salt |
| 1/4 cup | 59ml | Raspberry vinegar |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Light, fruity olive oil |
| Salt - to taste | ||
| Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste |
Boil the wheatberries in the 3 quarts salted water for 60 minutes, or until they are soft but still chewy. Drain them in a strainer.
Add the drained wheatberries to a large mixing bowl with the cranberries, red onion, and minced herbs. Dissolve the salt in the raspberry vinegar and pour the vinegar over the wheatberries along with the oil. Let the salad sit, covered, for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours. (The flavor is enhanced the longer the salad sits.) Season to taste with more salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature.
This recipe yields 8 servings.
Source:
THE DEAN & DELUCA COOKBOOK by David Rosengarten with Joel Dean and Giorgio DeLuca (c) 1996 - Random House, New York, NY - 563 pages - $35.00 - As reprinted in the Nov/Dec, 1997 issue of Cookbook Digest
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