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  • Summer Salads: Wheat Berry Salad with Lemon-Cumin Grilled Chicken

    I know, I know wheat doesn’t really sound like a summer salad but it’s mixed with all sorts of other fresh and light ingredients, plus it’s so delicious I had to share the recipe which is from Ellie Krieger and right here.

    I actually used farro instead of wheat. Attention Whole Foods: How can you consider yourself a seller of  ‘whole’ foods and not carry wheat grain? Um, it’s only the staff of life (according to the bible and my mom). I only had a tiny bit of wheat grain left and I of course I have to save it for its primary purpose: Easter grass growing. Duh. I also used a berry mix from Whole Foods which included golden raisins, dried cherries and dried blueberries. Such a great mix to have on hand for morning oatmeal, chicken salad, quinoa dishes, etc.

     I served it with some homemade whole wheat bread (my sweet grandmother’s recipe right here). Perfection. She made this bread every other day for about 100 bazillion years. And those are even her pans above I inherited when she passed. I miss her terribly every time I use them.

    The salad is so hearty you really don’t need anything else with it and it keeps well (i.e. no greens!). And now I know what to do with all those bins wheat grain if I’m ever caught in some kind of natural disaster and living in my parents basement (both situations would be unfortunate to say the least). You simply boil it up like rice, friends! I just saved all of our lives right there. You’re welcome.

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    Posted by Liz Stanley on Jul 13, 2011

  • 9 comments

    1. jaclyn @ thelateafternoon said… July 13, 2011 5:52 pm

      that bread!!! i can't believe its homemade!

    2. elizabeth moore said… July 13, 2011 4:44 pm

      Yum! So hearty loooking

    3. domestikated said… July 13, 2011 2:14 pm

      Not quite sure about the salad (sorry!) but love the bit about your grandmother's bread. How lovely to have her tins, if bittersweet.

    4. wendy brae said… July 13, 2011 11:32 am

      Your grandma's homemade bread looks divine! must try

    5. Rachel Morris said… July 13, 2011 11:31 am

      I had no idea about boiling wheat either! This recipe looks great

    6. Shasta Blair said… July 13, 2011 8:09 am

      oh yum yum yum! bread!

    7. Rebecca - A Daily Something said… July 13, 2011 7:56 am

      What a tasty and healthy looking salad! And that fresh bread…YUM! I love that you have your grandmother's bread pans, too! So sweet…

    8. Ana Degenaar said… July 13, 2011 7:19 am

      This looks and sounds delicious. I need to bookmark it, pronto.

    9. emma said… July 13, 2011 6:53 am

      oh wow! this looks delish!

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Hi there! I'm Liz Stanley. Born and raised a New Yorker, plus a few newlywed years in charming Hoboken, I now live in the fairytale city of San Francisco with my husband and son. This blog is a collection of simple ideas for making your home and life more crafty and stylish.  MORE >>>

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