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November 3, 2016 Recipes

Fall wheatberry salad (with vegan option)

Fall wheatberry salad with sweet potatoes and maple curry vinaigrette

This fall wheatberry salad combines roasted sweet potatoes (sub in squash or pumpkin, too!), wilted greens, dried cranberries and raisins, walnuts, feta (omit for a vegan option!), spices, and a super delish maple curry vinaigrette.

Fall wheatberry salad with sweet potatoes and maple curry vinaigrette

I encountered wheat berries for the first time in a curried salad at my beloved Trader Joe’s. Disclaimer: this salad isn’t really like that, but it totally does capitalize on the awesome taste and texture of wheat berries.

Fall wheatberry salad with sweet potatoes and maple curry vinaigrette

The texture of wheat berries is interesting — they’re soft but also chewy, which makes them dense and meaty, too. It feels like a hearty dish that needs no meat to make it filling and warming. This is in rotation as one of my favorite fall dishes.

Fall wheatberry salad with sweet potatoes and maple curry vinaigrette

Roasted hasselback sweet potatoes recipe from @bijouxandbits

Roasted hasselback sweet potatoes

Here are a few of my favorite sweet potato recipes if you’re in the jam:

  • Roasted hasselback sweet potatoes
  • Sweet potato breakfast skillet
  • Sweet potato fritters with sriracha lime sauce
  • Baked sweet potato chips
  • Sweet potato tater tots

Fall wheatberry salad with sweet potatoes and maple curry vinaigrette

Maple curry vinaigrette from @bijouxandbits

I featured the dressing on this fall wheatberry salad earlier this week and for me, it’s absolutely the highlight of this dish. And you can make a bunch and use it for all kinds of other dishes in need of a killer dressing. Snag the recipe for the maple curry dressing here.

Fall wheatberry salad with sweet potatoes and maple curry vinaigrette

I have such a weakness for steam shots. Check it out, so steamy. And that’s what’s wilting those greens there. Fair warning, it’ll seem like a LOT of greens, but they wilt down to almost nothing. It’s amazing.

Fall wheatberry salad with sweet potatoes and maple curry vinaigrette

Fall wheatberry salad with sweet potatoes and maple curry vinaigrette

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Fall wheatberry salad with sweet potatoes and maple curry vinaigrette

Looking for what I used to serve this salad? This acacia wooden salad bowl is similar.

Fall wheatberry salad with sweet potatoes and maple curry vinaigrette

And here’s a fall wreath I’m digging since I’m in the mood…

Rustic dried floral pumpkin wreath

Rustic dried floral pumpkin wreath

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Fall wheatberry salad

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Fall wheatberry salad

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups dried wheatberries
  • 1-2 sweet potatoes, peeled, deseeded, and diced
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 3 Tbsp regular or golden raisins
  • 3 Tbsp crumbled feta (omit for a vegan option)
  • Handful of walnuts, roughly chopped
  • 4-5 cups greens (arugula, spinach, baby greens, or kale mix)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 recipe maple curry vinaigrette (recipe here!)

Instructions

  1. Combine the wheat berries and 3 1/2 cups water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until soft yet still chewy, according to package directions or about 15-25 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 F.
  3. On a baking sheet, make a single layer of diced sweet potato and brush with 1 Tbsp olive oil. Sprinkle with a dash of salt and pepper. Roast until tender, about 20-25 minutes, depending on the size of the pieces.
  4. When ready, add the greens to the wheat berries, remove from heat, and let sit to wilt for about 5 minutes. Drain the wheat berries.
  5. In a large bowl, combine the wheat berries, cooled sweet potatoes, greens, cranberries, raisins, salt, and pepper.
  6. Drizzle on vinaigrette and toss well to coat. Top with chopped walnuts and feta and serve cold or at room temperature. Can easily be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.
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Fall wheatberry salad with sweet potatoes and maple curry vinaigrette

Fall wheatberry salad with sweet potatoes and maple curry vinaigrette

Categories: Recipes Tags: entrees, fall, salad, sides, sweet potatoes, thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian

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  1. Lynn says

    October 14, 2017 at 2:15 pm

    Yummy! I can’t wait to make this. Your photographs are splendid as well. Are you the photographer?

    • Catherine says

      October 16, 2017 at 11:33 am

      You are so sweet, Lynn! I did take these photos, though it’s always a learning process. 😉 Let me know if you try the salad!

  2. Charlie says

    October 15, 2017 at 12:16 pm

    Hello:
    could you tell me what a steam shot is, and how it works.
    I can only find them online in German.
    Is there a chemical in them that makes the steam?

    This looks so good and I will be trying it real soon.

    • Catherine says

      October 16, 2017 at 11:34 am

      Hi, Charlie, I see the mix-up here. I just meant that a “steam shot” is where I get a photo of the steam from the hot dish rising up from the plate. 🙂 Sorry about that confusion.

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