Thai Chicken and Wheat Berry Salad

By DreiFromBK

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 pound ground chicken, preferably dark meat
• Kosher salt
• Pepper
• 1/2 cup cooked wheat berries or spelt
• 2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon lime juice, plus lime wedges for serving
• 1/3 cup chopped basil, plus whole leaves for serving
• Lettuce cups, for serving

Preparation

Step 1

In a nonstick skillet, heat the oil. Add the chicken, season with salt and pepper and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the wheat berries, fish sauce and lime juice. Remove the skillet from the heat; stir in the chopped basil. Serve the salad warm with lettuce cups, lime wedges and basil leaves.