Grilled Vegetable and Wheat Berry Salad with Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette
A perfectly delicious (and healthy) side dish everyone at your picnic will love!
Course Side Dish
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Servings 8people
Calories 162kcal
Author Laura Yautz
Ingredients
1cupdry Wheat Berries
4cupsWater
1smallEggplant, sliced
2smallYellow Squash, sliced
1bunchAsparagus
1bagMini Peppers
5stalksGreen Garlic (or Green onions)
5Green Onions,white part only (reserve greens for garnish)
¼cupOlive Oil
Lemon Slices to grill for garnish if desired
Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette
⅓cupLemon Juice
2tablespoonWhite Wine Vinegar
1 ½tablespoonFresh Thyme, stems removed
Instructions
In a medium sauce pan, boil water and wheat berries over medium-low heat for about an hour, until wheat berries are soft (they will not absorb all the water, and will not split open). Or cook them in your pressure cooker!Drain and rinse wheat berries. Set aside.
Meanwhile, preheat grill on medium heat. Brush vegetables with olive oil, and grill until softened and grill marks appear; about 5-10 minutes on each side.
Combine vegetables and wheat berries in a large bowl.
Whisk together lemon juice, vinegar and thyme. Pour over vegetable mixture.
Combine all ingredients and refrigerate until cold. Serve cold, garnished with grilled lemon slices onion greens, and thyme sprigs, if desired.