Description
This simple, ultra nutritious Blueberry Wheatberry Salad with Turmeric Vinaigrette is packed with the goodness of blueberries, wheatberries, spinach, avocados, walnuts, carrots and a fresh turmeric vinaigrette.
Ingredients
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Wheatberries:
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup wheatberries
Salad:
- 6 cups packed baby spinach leaves
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 medium avocado, peeled, diced
- ¼ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1 medium carrot
Turmeric Vinaigrette:
Instructions
- Cook wheatberries by bringing 3 cups water to a boil in a covered small pot over high heat. Add wheatberries to the boiling water, cover with a lid, and reduce the heat to medium. Cook for about 30 minutes, check doneness, and cook for an additional 5-15 minutes, until tender yet crunchy. (Depending on product, can take 30-45 minutes to cook, according to package directions.) May need to add additional water as needed to compensate for evaporation. Drain any remaining water and chill until room temperature.
- Prepare salad by adding spinach leaves, blueberries, onion, avocado, walnuts, and cool wheatberries to a large salad bowl. Using a mandolin or vegetable peeler, shave carrots into thin strips. Add to the salad bowl.
- Gently toss together salad ingredients to distribute.
- To make turmeric vinaigrette, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, agave syrup (optional), turmeric, smoked paprika, salt (optional), and pepper together until smooth and well combined.
- Drizzle vinaigrette over salad and toss gently until well distributed.
- Serve immediately. Makes 8 (about 1 ½ cups) servings. Store covered in fridge for up to 3 days (avocados may brown).
Notes
Use a different type of wheat kernels in this recipe, if desired, such as farro, kamut, or spelt.
Make this recipe gluten-free by substituting a gluten-free grain for the wheatberries, such as quinoa or brown rice.
I served this salad in these pretty enamelware bowls with blue trim.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 187
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 25 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 7 g