Wheat Berry Salad With Walnuts and Dried Cherries

I love wheat berries and enjoy them in salads. I am posting a few wheat berry salads from different books and websites. This is my riff on an Ellie Krieger Wheat Berry Salad from the Food Network website. Plan ahead, wheat berries should be soaked overnight before cooking and this time is not included with the prep or cooking time.

• Ready In: 1 hr 50 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 6 side dish servings

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups  wheat berries
• 8  cups water
• 3⁄4 cup  toasted chopped walnuts
• 2  stalks  chopped celery
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped dried cherries
• 1  chopped scallion
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
• 3  tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Cover the wheat berries with water and soak overnight.
2. The next day place the wheat berries with 8 cups of water in a large saucepan.
3. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until tender, uncovered
4. Drain and refrigerate until completely cooled
5. Add walnuts, celery, cherries, scallion and parsley to the wheat berries.
6. Whisk together olive oil and lemon juice in a small bowl.
7. Stir dressing into salad.
8. Season with salt and pepper
9. Serve.