Wheat Berry Salad with Olives and Garlic recipe

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Ingredients

3 cups water
1 cup wheat berries
1 teaspoon olive oil, or as needed
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup pitted and finely chopped kalamata olives
1 teaspoon salt

Nutrition Info

267.9 calories
carbohydrate: 38.6 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 10.8 g
fiber: 6.2 g
protein: 6.8 g
saturatedFat: 1.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1138.4 mg
sugar: 0.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan, add wheat berries, lower heat to medium-low, and cook until wheat berries are tender and water is absorbed, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

  2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat, saute garlic until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add olives, cook and stir for 10 minutes. Add wheat berries to olive mixture. Cook and stir wheat berries-olive mixture until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

You can substitute wheat berries with farro, spelt, or any other grain. Optionally, you can pre-soak the wheat berries overnight.

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