Wheatberry Salad

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I made this recipe, and as always followed it as printed the first time I made it. I found this to be bland. I thought the contrast of the wheatberry and vegetables good, but it needed more flavor in the "dressing" to pull it together. I think more balsamic, or the addition of a store bought balsamic salad dressing would bring all of the flavors in this recipe together and a pinch or so more of salt.

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i really love this salad

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I couldnt find wheatberries anywhere so I used barley instead. it takes twice as long to cook and still comes out al dente. if you cant find wheatberries then DO NOT make this salad. I added things to my taste such as tomatoes and dried herbs. with everything mixed, it tastes awesome, but it wasnt worth the trouble. like I said, if you cant find wheatberries for this recipe then do not make it. substituting the main ingredient isnt worth it.

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Nice, fresh salad recipe - very hearty and filling. Mixed reviews at my table. I loved the chewiness of the wheatberries (kind of like barley and the surprising heartiness. This will make a great portable lunch for work! The male side of the family didn't care so much for the texture, and thought there was too much onion flavour. I had to agree - I think I'll skip the scallions next time. And reduce the oil, as it doesn't really need that additional 4 tablespoons - I think an additional 2 would work fine. It would make a great potluck dish, I think.

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This salad was relatively easy to make - just some veggie chopping. I cut back on the olive oil by 2 tbsp (used 4 total. I actually perfered this warm than I did straight from the fridge.

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Very good, and filling.

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It's a five star recipe with the following changes...Add an additional cup of water for cooking and cook an additional 15 minutes. Berries will still be firm.
Add 2 stalks of chopped celery and 2 tsp. of Old Bay Seasoning.

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I cooked the first cup of wheatberries as written and dried them out and burned them in the pan(great...The second time I added an additiional cup of water (4 C. altogetherand placed the lid partially on-success! I used shallots instead of red onion (had them on hand and a whole yellow pepper. It's really good and unique as I have not cooked with many grains and never wheatberries before. They were very inexpensive at the whole foods store. They are a bit chewey-but I think that is the idea! As a personal chef I will try this on some of my customers next week with a fish entree and see how it goes.

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I would agree with the other reviewers on this salad. I soaked the wheat berries for about two hours in hot water before I cooked it up and the wheat berries still were a bit too hard for my tastes. I liked this salad in concept but it needs some futzing around with to give it that something extra that it needs. I'll try it again and hopefully this time it will wow them.

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Different...tangly...very good!
Could be great for a picnic.