2500 Recipes Cookbook Giveaway: Wheat Berry Waldorf Salad

Marsha Hach is entered in the drawing to win this cookbook.

Martha Hach of Royal Oak submitted this recipe and is now entered in my Cookbook Giveaway.

 

Wheat Berry Waldorf Salad

2 cups wheat berries

7 cups water

1 cup chopped walnuts

2 medium apples (or more), unpeeled, cored and chopped

1 cup raisins

1 cup finely chopped parsley

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

¼ cup apple juice

1 Tbl salt

½ tsp pepper

½ tsp ground nutmeg

½ tsp cinnamon

½  cup extra virgin olive oil

1/8 cup lemon juice

Directions

Soak the wheat berries at least 6 to 8 hours or overnight in water, covered by a couple of inches.  Drain the water and set aside the wheat berries.

In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add the wheat berries to the boiling water and simmer, uncovered for about 50 minutes, or until they are totally cooked through.   

Wheat berries retain a firm, chewy texture when cooked. Drain the water and set aside the wheat berries to cool. 

After cooled, transfer the wheat berries to a large mixing bowl. Add the walnuts, apples, raisins, parsley, apple cider vinegar, apple juice, salt, pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, olive oil and lemon juice.  Mix everything tho`roughly. Add more salt if necessary and serve.

Martha likes to prepare this at least a couple of hours before serving.

Serves  4

Thanks for sharing your recipe Martha Hach of Royal Oak!

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Apple Cartwheels: A healthy treat for all

This recipe can be found in the Taste of Home magazine, another of my favorite go-to places for recipes. This healthy snack is not only easy, but can also be made ahead and refrigerated for a quick snack. It's a sure family pleaser for all kids - big and small.

Miriam Miller of Thorp, Wisconsin stuffs apples with a yummy filling, then slices the fruit into rings to make eye-appealing after-school snacks. The filling is an irresistible combination of creamy peanut butter, sweet honey, miniature chocolate chips and raisins.

Photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1-1/2 teaspoons honey
• 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 4 medium unpeeled Red Delicious apples, cored

Directions

• In a small bowl, combine peanut butter and honey; fold in chocolate chips and raisins.
• Fill centers of apples with peanut butter mixture; refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Cut into 1/4-in. rings. Yield: about 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts1 apple ring equals 50 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 13 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Apple Cartwheels in Quick Cooking September/October 2001, p40