Three-Grain Salad with Sweet Red Onion Dressing
Yield: 6
This salad is full of texture and flavor with its three grains and variety of fruits and vegetables.
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 5.5 cups water
- 1 cup uncooked wheat berries
- ⅓ cup uncooked long-grain brown rice
- ½ cup uncooked hulled or pearl barley
- ½ cup dried cherries or cranberries
- ¼ cup diced carrot
- ¼ cup diced celery
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 medium unpeeled apple chopped
- 4 medium green onions chopped
For the Dressing:
- ⅓ cup honey
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- ⅓ cup cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons grated red onion
- 2 teaspoons white wine Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
For the Salad:
- In a large saucepan, heat water and wheat berries to boiling. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in brown rice and barley, then cover and simmer about 50 minutes longer or until grains are tender. Drain if necessary.
For the Dressing:
- In a small bowl, whisk all dressing ingredients.
- In a large bowl, mix cooked grains and remaining salad ingredients. Pour about half of the dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until chilled. Before serving, toss the salad again. If desired, drizzle more of the reserved dressing over the salad and toss again.
- If you have leftovers, the grains will continue to soak up the dressing. Simply add more reserved dressing as needed before eating. I never did use all of the dressing for this salad.
- The salad keeps very well refrigerated for several days.
Notes
- Adapted from Whole Grains: Easy Everyday Recipes by Betty Crocker.
- Makes 6-8 servings
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1 Calories: 367kcal Carbohydrates: 61g Protein: 5g Fat: 13g Saturated Fat: 1g Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g Sodium: 104mg Fiber: 6g Sugar: 29g
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