Wheat Berry Salad with Olives and Garlic

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

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 268 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.

Step 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.