Vegetable and Wheat Berries Salad is a quick no-cook salad made with fresh vegetables and fresh wheat berries. The tender raw wheat berries are chewy and had an excellent taste as you enjoy the salad.
This is the first time I am seeing and eating the fresh Wheat berries, all thanks to Vaishali, who is visiting Madras and got us fresh Jowar and Wheat Berries. Though she got us last week, I couldn't do much as we traveled during Sankranthi and couldn't attend to this.
She was quite skeptical about us storing it for so long as she said these are just 2 to 3 days shelf life. However, she underestimated me. In fact, when I told Athamma that we need to use both Fresh Ponk and these wheat berries, she was against me, saying she wants to enjoy eating it as such.
Fresh Jowar or Ponk as it is called in Gujarati, is also popular in Athamma's place. She remembered eating these during her growing up years. More on that, when I make a post on it. Coming to the wheat berries, when I asked what to make, Vaishali suggested the simple vegetable salad and I made it right away.
As I was busy preparing our Sunday Meal, both veg, and nonveg, this salad was served for the light snack as everybody waited for lunch. So if you ever ask "How about Elevenses", then I would say that this easy vegetable and wheat berries salad is your answer! This is for the BM#96, Week 3 and also for CCChallenge as I want to document Vaishali's recipe.
I have previously tried sprouting dried wheat berries, have made a Veg Mixed Wheat Berry Salad and a Wheat Berry payasam as well. When I checked it, I was surprised that those are from ages ago!. Enjoy.
Vegetable and Wheat Berries Salad
Ingredients Needed
1 cup Wheat Berries, fresh
1/2 cup Onions
1/2 cup Tomatoes
3/4 cup Cucumber
1 no Green Chilli
Salt to taste
Pepper to Taste
1 tsp Lemon Juice
How to make the Salad
Wash and soak the wheat berries overnight, then drain.
Finely chop all the vegetables and mix in a bowl.
Add the berries and season with salt and pepper
Finally squeeze the lemon juice and serve.
Recipe
Vegetable and Wheat Berries Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup Wheat Berries fresh
- 1/2 cup Onions
- 1/2 cup Tomatoes
- 3/4 cup Cucumber
- 1 no Green Chilli
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
Instructions
- Wash and soak the wheat berries overnight, then drain.
- Finely chop all the vegetables and mix in a bowl.
- Add the berries and season with salt and pepper
- Finally squeeze the lemon juice and serve.
vaishalisabnani says
I am glad you could use the wheat berries , and enjoy the simple yet nutritious salad . It is the best way to enjoy these berries to get their authentic taste . Looking forward to the other recipe .
Priya Suresh says
Fresh wheat berries, lucky to get those incredible berries. Salad sounds like a prefect way to enjoy those fresh berries, well done Valli.
Gayathri Kumar says
I haven't seen fresh wheat berries. Thanks to you and Vaishali, now I know how it looks. The salad sounds so fresh and perfect for a healthy nutritious snack.
harini says
Wow! I have never used fresh wheat berries. Lucky that you had access to these. Looks very interesting.
Suma Gandlur says
I have wheat berries bought ages ago and lying in my pantry. This one seems such a healthy and easy salad to try.
srividhya says
I am yet to try the wheat berries. This a great side salad and a perfect snack.
Anupama Chopra says
Good recipe! Thanks for sharing such a delicious recipe.
chefmireille says
We only get dried wheat berries here. I would love to be able to try these fresh ones and what a lovely salad you made with them!
FoodTrails says
Wow another healthy recipe using the wheat berries.Any idea Srivalli that we get these here in US. I will find out and if you know pls do tell me where we these.. Will love try these..