WHEAT BERRY SALAD WITH OLIVES AND GARLIC

Wheat Berry Salad with Olives and Garlic image

You can substitute wheat berries with farro, spelt, or any other grain. Optionally, you can pre-soak the wheat berries overnight.

Provided by cuceesprouts

Time 1h30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

3 cups water
1 cup wheat berries
1 teaspoon olive oil, or as needed
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup pitted and finely chopped kalamata olives
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add wheat berries, lower heat to medium-low, and cook until wheat berries are tender and water is absorbed, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat; saute garlic until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add olives; cook and stir for 10 minutes. Add wheat berries to olive mixture. Cook and stir wheat berries-olive mixture until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 267.9 calories, Carbohydrate 38.6 g, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 1138.4 mg, Sugar 0.2 g