SPRING WHEAT BERRY SALAD

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups wheat berries
2 cups fresh peas, shelled
1 cup fava beans, shelled
8 baby turnips, thinly sliced
1 1/2 cups pea shoots
2 cups assorted micro greens or salad greens
3/4 cup fresh chervil
3/4 cup fresh mint leaves
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
1/3 to 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Steps:

Place wheat berries in a large bowl; add 7 to 8 cups water. Let wheat berries soak overnight; drain.
In a large pot, bring 7 cups water to a boil over high heat. Add soaked wheat berries and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until wheat berries are plump, about 55 minutes. Drain and cool.
Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Add peas to boiling water and cook until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer to ice-water bath to cool. Remove from water bath and set aside.
Add fava beans to boiling water and cook until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Transfer to ice-water bath to cool; drain. Peel fava beans and set aside.
In a large bowl, toss together wheat berries, peas, fava beans, turnips, pea shoots, greens, chervil, mint, and lemon zest. Drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.