Recipe: Wheat Berry Salad with Cucumber, Peas, and Mint

I bought a bag of wheat berries in a Chinatown supermarket for $1 a while ago and have been wondering what to do with it for quite some time.

Cucumbers are on sale this time of year and I bought 3 for $1 along with a box of frozen peas for 99¢. With my mint growing profusely in the herb garden, I decided to put the ingredients all together and invented this light Summer salad. Peas, cucumber, and mint seem to go together quite nicely.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup wheat berries
• 1 large cucumber (diced) if it has a waxy coating, peel it first!
• 10 oz. box of frozen peas (thawed)
• 1/4 cup fresh mint (chopped)
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp lemon juice

Directions

1. Rinse the wheat berries and put into a pot with enough water to cover by 2 inches.
2. Bring to a boil and cook uncovered for an hour.
3. Drain the wheat berries and allow to cool.
4. All all ingredients into a large bowl and toss. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Serve.