Bowl of Healthy Grains
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Difficulty:
easy
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Preparation:
35 min.
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Healthy, because
Even smarter
These grains are complex carbohydrates that give you energy without sugar spikes and crashes.
Serve with some grilled chicken for a healthy, lean meal.
Author of this recipe:
EAT-SMARTER
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 2 cups wheat berry (soaked)
- 4 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 lemon (finely grated zest and juice)
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- 2 sticks Celery (chopped)
- 1 carrot (grated)
- 1 small Persian Cucumber (chopped)
- 1 small Red onion (chopped)
- 2 Tbsps pitted Olives (chopped)
- 0.333 cup raisins
- 2 Tbsps cilantro (chopped)
Preparation
Kitchen utensils
1 Skillet, 1 Casserole dish, 1 Small bowl, 1 Cutting board, 1 Large knife, 1 Tablespoon, 1 Peeler, 1 Fine grater, 1 Slotted spatula
Preparation steps
1.
Put the wheat berries into a pan of salted water and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 25 minutes until tender.
2.
Whisk the olive oil with 2 tbsp water, the lemon juice and zest, salt and pepper.
3.
In a bowl mix together the celery, carrot, cucumber, red onion, olives, raisins and coriander. Mix together.
4.
Drain the wheat berries, rinse with cold water and add to the vegetables.
5.
Pour in the olive oil dressing and toss together. Season with salt and ground black pepper and serve.
