Spiced Wheat Berry Pilaf

By blum099

Ingredients

• 2 cups wheat berries
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup (about 3 oz.) finely chopped dried apricots
• 1/2 cup pistachios, roughly chopped
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped mint
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon

Preparation

Step 1

1. Bring wheat berries and 6 cups water to a boil in a 2-qt. saucepan over high heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 45 minutes. Drain and set aside.

2. Heat oil in a 12″ skillet over medium-high heat; add garlic, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 1 minute. Add reserved wheat berries, along with apricots, pistachios, cinnamon, cumin, cardamom, and salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until warmed through and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in mint and lemon zest and juice.