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Hard Red Wheat Berries Make Great Salads

Wednesday, August 19, 2009
posted by LorZen

wheat-berries-in-a-dish

Hard red wheat berries make great salads.  They are served cold and you can use a variation of  healthy food.   You can create your salad by adding  a combination of natural healthy food.
Hard red wheat berries give a nutty taste, delightful to your taste buds.

Here is how to cook wheat berries:
Put 1 cup of  hard red wheat berries in 3 1/2 cups water in  a medium pot.  Add 1 tsp. salt and bring to a boil.  Cook 1 hour or until berries are bursting and chewy.  Remove from heat.  Cool until ready to use.

 Here are some ideas for the ingredients along with the hard red wheat berries.  Use your imagination.
Choose your ingredients [a couple of portions] of the following:
1.  1/2 cup nuts or olives: e.g. toasted pecans, toasted walnuts, kalamata, black olives or green olives.
2.  1 cup summer vegetables: e.g. diced cucumber, tomato, sweet peppers, blanched peas, sauteed zucchini, summer squash, roasted beets or diced avocado.
3.  1/2 cup sweet fruit: e.g. segmented oranges, segmented grapefruit, raisins, currants or dried cranberries.
4.  1 cup summer greens: e.g. arugula, watercress, wilted chard or spinach.

Choose your FLAVOR PAIRINGS [one of each]
1.  2 Tbsps. Mediterranean herb: e.g.  parsley, mint. oregano, margoram, basil, dill or cilantro.
2.  1 tsp. citrus juice: e.g. lime, lemon, orange or grapefruit.
3.  2 Tbsps. vinegar: e.g. cider vinegar or red wine vinegar.
4.  Salt
5.  Freshly ground black pepper
6.  3 Tbsps. extra virgin olive oil

Add, if you like:
1.  3 oz. cheese: e.g. cubed feta, mozzarella or crumbled goat cheese.
2.  1 allium: e.g. 1 diced shallot, 1 minced clove garlic or 1/2 red onion, diced.
3.  Spice: e.g. 1 tsp. cumin or 1/4 tsp. cayenne.
4.  1 tsp. something sweet: e.g. maple syrup or honey.

Our creative wheat berry salad was made using  wheat berries, watercress, arugula, cucumber, green olives, red onion, mint and crumbled feta.

Now, have fun creating your very own hard red wheat berries salad; and enjoy eating this great healthy food.

Sweet Taste of Summer

Monday, August 3, 2009
posted by EatingNCooking-Healthy

candied-sweet-potatoes

Candied sweet potatoes make for a colorful summer treat. These tasty tubers can be supplemented with all-natural ingredients to create a dish that’s as healthy as it is delicious and pleasing to the eye. Consider trying a recipe like this when preparing for a summer picnic or a garden party:

Ingredients:
2 lbs. sweet potatoes
1/3 cup organic clover honey
2/3 cup fresh-squeezed orange juice
½ tsp. ground ginger
½ tsp. ground nutmeg
1 Tsp. cornstarch
1 Tsp. butter or margarine
Pinch of salt

Directions:
1. Wash the sweet potatoes thoroughly, and then place them on a piece of tin foil to bake 40-50 minutes at 375 degrees. They should be tender.
2. After they have cooled, peel and cut the potatoes into 1 ½-inch segments. Place them in a baking dish, and set it aside.
3. Stir orange juice, ginger, honey, nutmeg, cornstarch and salt together in a small pan until smooth.
4. Cook contents of pan over medium heat until mixture thickens and starts to boil. Then remove from heat and add butter. Pour mixture over potatoes.
5. Bake the dish for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees, checking for tenderness.