wheatberry salad

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photographer:  Photographer2008

wheat and blue sky, Czech republik

wheatberry and bulgar salad with cranberries

utensils

1 or 2 pots for preparing grains in water

large spoon

collander

bowl for mixing and serving salad

cutting board and knife

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photographer:  Joyous!

uncooked bulgar wheat

ingredients

1 cup of wheatberries, 3 cups of water

1 cup of bulgar, about 2 1/2 cups of water

1 or 2 handfuls of dried cranberries

about 1/4 cup of feta cheese

a few dates, pitted and cut into small pieces

1 or 2 handfuls of chopped almonds, of any type (alternatively pecans or walnuts)

chopped sweet red pepper, amount to taste

1 finely chopped persian cucumber (alternatively, about 1/4 of a regular cucumber)

mixed greens, amount to taste and compliment (not overpower), such as baby spinach, green or red leaf lettuce, so on

a handful of cherry tomatoes, whole or halved (alternatively, sun dried tomatoes)

oil & vinegar dressing, or a cesar salad dressing

optional, fresh chopped basil

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photographer:  Keith Weller

a coastal washington cranberry bog

procedure

1.  prepare your two types of grain separately;  boil water for each, add grains, stir, and lower to a simmer.  Bulgar should be ready in about 15 minutes;  the wheat berry, about 45.  If any water remains for the wheat berries, drain in the collander.

2.  while wheat is cooking, clean and prepare any additional raw vegetables;  chop your almonds (or pecans or walnuts).

3.  toss a few large scoops of your warm grains in the bowl with the desired dressing, cranberries, nuts, dates, feta cheese, red pepper, chopped cuc, fresh greens, and tomatoes.  any optional basil.

serve and enjoy!

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photographer:  zandland

uncooked wheatberries

more stuff

refrigerate the rest of your grains so they are ready to throw into any salad combination throughout your week.  this recipe, however, is very nice served with the grains warm in the salad. 

if you're wondering where to get some of this stuff (like the grains and cranberries), I recommend trying the bulk section of a local food coop for broader selection, quality, amount, and affordability.  if you are in one of our nation's many food deserts, i suppose you can find all three online, and sun dried tomatoes, as an alternative to fresh tomato.