Name: Wheat Berries with Roasted Beets and Carrots
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT1H0M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H35M0.000S
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups wheat berries; Kosher salt; 2 bunches mixed beets, trimmed and scrubbed; 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; Freshly ground pepper; 4 carrots, cut into 3/4-inch chunks; 1 red onion, diced; 1 bulb fennel, trimmed, quartered lengthwise and sliced crosswise; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger; 1/4 cup fresh orange juice; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1/2 cup fresh parsley, roughly chopped

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Put a rimmed baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Toast the wheat berries in a large dry pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring often, 6 to 7 minutes. Add 8 cups water and season with salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot occasionally, until the wheat berries are tender but still slightly chewy, 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, adding up to 1 cup more water if needed. Drain. Wipe out the pot and reserve.
Meanwhile, place the beets on a large sheet of foil; drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Fold and crimp the edges to form a packet, leaving room for steam to circulate. Transfer the packet directly to the oven rack and roast until the beets are tender when pierced with a knife, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool slightly, then rub off the skins with a paper towel and cut into wedges.
Meanwhile, remove the hot baking sheet from the oven and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the carrots and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper; toss. Roast until tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in the reserved pot over medium-high heat. Add the red onion, fennel, garlic, ginger, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft and the fennel is crisp-tender, about 6 minutes. Add the wheat berries, carrots and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook, stirring, until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the orange juice, lemon juice and all but 2 tablespoons parsley; season with salt and pepper. Stir in the beets. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Photograph by Ryan Liebe

Wheat Berries with Roasted Beets and Carrots

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