Waldorf Wheat Berry Salad

By Erinswan

Ingredients

• 1 cup wheat berries
• 3 cup hot water for soaking
• 1/3 cup safflower oil
• 1/4 apple juice
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons agave nectar
• 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 sweet-tart apple, such as Fuji, Jonathan, or Mcintosh, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1/2 small red onion, cut into 1/4 inch dice
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley

Preparation

Step 1

1. Soak the wheat berries in 1 cup of hot water for at least one hour.

2. Drain, and cook in rice cooker with 2 cups of water. When rice cooker turns off, fluff wheat berries.

3. Remove wheat berries from rice cooker and scoop into a large bowl. Allow to cool.

4. Mix remaining ingredients into wheat berries thoroughly. Add more salt if necessary, and serve.