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Three-Grain Salad with Sweet Red Onion Dressing
5 from 3 votes

Three-Grain Salad with Sweet Red Onion Dressing

This salad is full of texture and flavor with its three grains and variety of fruits and vegetables.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 367 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the Salad:
  • 5.5 cups water
  • 1 cup wheat berries uncooked
  • ⅓ cup brown rice uncooked, long-grain
  • ½ cup barley uncooked; hulled or pearl
  • ½ cup dried cherry or dried cranberry
  • ¼ cup carrot diced
  • ¼ cup celery diced
  • ¼ cup parsley chopped, fresh
  • 1 apple chopped, medium; unpeeled
  • 4 green onion chopped, medium
For the Dressing:
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • ⅓ cup canola oil
  • ⅓ cup cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons red onion grated
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce white wine
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • black pepper to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
  • salt to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground

Instructions

For the Salad:
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  1. In a large saucepan, heat water and wheat berries to boiling. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. Stir in brown rice and barley, then cover and simmer about 50 minutes longer or until grains are tender. Drain if necessary.
For the Dressing:
  1. In a small bowl, whisk all dressing ingredients.
  2. In a large bowl, mix cooked grains and remaining salad ingredients. Pour about half of the dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until chilled. Before serving, toss the salad again. If desired, drizzle more of the reserved dressing over the salad and toss again.
  3. If you have leftovers, the grains will continue to soak up the dressing. Simply add more reserved dressing as needed before eating. I never did use all of the dressing for this salad.
  4. The salad keeps very well refrigerated for several days.

Notes

  • Adapted from Whole Grains: Easy Everyday Recipes by Betty Crocker.
  • Makes 6-8 servings

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 367kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 61g (20%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 12g (71%) Sodium 104mg (4%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 29g (58%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 367

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 367kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 61g 20%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 12g 71%
Sodium 104mg 4%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 29g 58%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.