Wheat Berry Salad

Ingredients:

• ½ cup wheat berries, soaked overnight

• 3 cups baby kale leaves

• 1 ½ cups thinly sliced cucumber

• 10 quartered and marinated artichokes

• ½ cup crumbled goat cheese

• 10 strawberries, thinly sliced

• ½ cup chopped and toasted pecans

Vinaigrette Ingredients: 

• 2 T extra virgin olive oil

• 1 T champagne vinegar

• ¼ tsp kosher salt 

• ½ tsp honey

Directions:

• Cover wheat berries with salted water and let gently simmer for 45 min - 1 hr or until tender, but still chewy.  Can also make it in a rice cooker if you have one at home and set it to the brown rice setting.  Drain remaining water and set aside.

• In a small bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the vinaigrette.

• In a large bowl, toss together the wheat berries, kale, cucumber, artichokes, and strawberries.

• Divide among bowls and top with chopped pecans and goat cheese.