Mixed Grain Salad

Submitted by evelynathens

"Sage provides an earthy note to this healthy, delicious salad."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup chopped shallot
• 1 cup brown rice
• 1 cup wild rice
• 1 cup wheat berries
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups vegetable broth
• 3⁄4 cup dried cranberries
• 1⁄2 cup chopped dried apricot
• 1⁄2 cup dried currant

• Dressing

• 1⁄2 cup sherry wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons walnut oil or 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage or 2 teaspoons dried sage

• Garnish

• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts, toasted

directions

1. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat; add shallots and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes; add brown rice, wild rice and wheat berries; stir to coat; add 2 cups water and 2 cups stock; bring to boil; reduce heat to low; cover and cook until grans are tender and liquid is absorbed, about 40 minutes; remove from heat; stir cranberries, apricots and currants into grains; cool to room temperature.
2. Whisk vinegar, walnut oil and sage in small bowl to blend; pour over salad and toss to coat; season generously with salt and pepper; stir pecans into salad and serve.

Reviews

[LucyS-D]

I rate this five stars. I thought it a bit weird to have so many dried fruits - that is until I tasted it! I really enjoyed all the different tastes and textures. This is healthy food the way I like It! CQ

 

[Engrossed]

This is an OUTSTANDING FLAVORFUL HEALTHY salad! This would be WONDERFUL at any HOLIDAY table! Perfect for a VEGAN CHRISTMAS! I made a half recipe with Black Japonica for the wild rice and cooked whole buckwheat groats separate for the wheat berries. I used 1 (14oz) can of vegetable broth for the brown rice and Japonica. For the dressing I used white wine vinegar, olive oil and fresh sage. I toasted pecans in a non-stick skillet. I also used sea salt and course ground pepper. I LOVED the whole grains and sweet/tart fruits and the sage...I just loooove sage! Thank you so much for this KEEPER recipe! Made for 1-2-3 hit wonders.

 

[smellicious]

I substituted barley for the brown rice and omitted the apricots. I used balsamic vinegar which we prefer. This served 2 adults and 2 young kids a side dish for dinner. I'll enjoy this as a meatless meal. Lots of room for variations with the grains, fruits, vinegar, oil and seasoning. I'll be proud to bring this to a party and It'll be a regular in our menu.

 

[VegSocialWorker]

This dish is fantastic and healthy. I was a little worried about the amount of dried fruit in this dish, thought it would be too sweet to be a side dish. But I made it as directed- wanted to give it a try. It was wonderful. The only change to this recipe we made was with the vinegar. We couldn't find any sherry wine vinegar at the local market, so I used a combination of red wine vinegar and raspberry vinegar. It tasted great. Thank you for posting this. I plan on making it again just like this and also want to try some variations with flavors now. This makes a lot of salad and I may try half the amount next time.