Three-Grain Salad with Sweet Red Onion Dressing

A bowl of three grain and vegetable salad.

Three-Grain Salad with Sweet Red Onion Dressing

5 Stars (1 Review)

Yield: 6

prep time: 15

cook time: 1

total time: 1 15

This salad is full of texture and flavor with its three grains and variety of fruits and vegetables.

Ingredients

For the Salad:

5.5 cups water
1 cup uncooked wheat berries
⅓ cup uncooked long-grain brown rice
½ cup uncooked hulled or pearl barley
½ cup dried cherries or cranberries
¼ cup diced carrot
¼ cup diced celery
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
1 medium unpeeled apple chopped
4 medium green onions chopped

For the Dressing:

⅓ cup honey
⅓ cup canola oil
⅓ cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons grated red onion
2 teaspoons white wine Worcestershire sauce
2 cloves garlic minced
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

For the Salad:

In a large saucepan, heat water and wheat berries to boiling. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
Stir in brown rice and barley, then cover and simmer about 50 minutes longer or until grains are tender. Drain if necessary.

For the Dressing:

In a small bowl, whisk all dressing ingredients.
In a large bowl, mix cooked grains and remaining salad ingredients. Pour about half of the dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until chilled. Before serving, toss the salad again. If desired, drizzle more of the reserved dressing over the salad and toss again.
If you have leftovers, the grains will continue to soak up the dressing. Simply add more reserved dressing as needed before eating. I never did use all of the dressing for this salad.
The salad keeps very well refrigerated for several days.

Notes

Adapted from Whole Grains: Easy Everyday Recipes by Betty Crocker.
Makes 6-8 servings

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 1 Calories: 367kcal Carbohydrates: 61g Protein: 5g Fat: 13g Saturated Fat: 1g Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g Sodium: 104mg Fiber: 6g Sugar: 29g

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