Curried Wheat Berry Salad

Delicious, Mediterranean-influenced salad. It's a healthy whole food salad that can be eaten as a main dish or side dish. Eat immediately or chill for several hours. I think it gets better after sitting for a few hours, as the raisins soften up and the wheat berries absorb some spice. Eat up!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 469 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• 1 ¼ cups raisins
• ⅓ cup olive oil
• 6 cups water
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 ½ teaspoons curry powder
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 cups wheat berries
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained
• 1 cup unsalted sunflower seeds

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place wheat berries in a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain.

Step 2

Bring 6 cups water and wheat berries to a boil in a saucepan; add 1 teaspoon olive oil and salt. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the wheat berries are tender and have split open, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Drain and rinse wheat berries with cold water.

Step 3

Whisk 1/3 cup olive oil, curry powder, parsley, red pepper flakes together in a bowl until dressing is evenly mixed.

Step 4

Combine wheat berries, chickpeas, sunflower seeds, and raisins in a bowl. Drizzle dressing over wheat berry mixture; toss to coat and season with salt.