Wheat Berry Salad with Lime Dressing and Avocados, Peppers, Jicama and Tomatoes

The perfect summer salad for all picnics, potlucks and barbecues–wheat berries with a lime dressing, black beans, avocados, grape tomatoes, red peppers, jicama, red onion and cilantro. It’s got the crunch, the chewiness and the bright flavors all in one salad. 

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I’ve found my new favorite salad for summer! This salad reminds me a little bit of Texas Caviar but it’s even better. I love the homemade lime dressing and the crispness of the jicama and the chewiness of the wheat berries.

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What’s really great about this salad is that it is a perfect make ahead salad. The longer the salad sits before you serve, the better. Make it a whole day ahead if you please. The flavors just get more and more married and it tastes better and better.

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I haven’t worked much with jicama and before I made this salad I didn’t know what it really tasted like. Let me just tell you that it is essential for this recipe! It has the crisp and crunch like an apple and it’s totally worth buying and cubing. Here is a helpful video if you’re unsure how to peel and cut it.

I made this recipe 2 times in the past week for dinner and then the next day we had the leftovers for lunch. It’s healthy and bright and I’m positive you’re going to love it.

I was able to make this on our local TV the other day. You can view this video here:

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Wheat Berry Salad with Lime Dressing and Avocados, Peppers, Jicama and Tomatoes

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• Author: 365 Days of Slow Cooking
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 4 hours
• Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
• Yield: 10 servings

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The perfect summer salad for all picnics, potlucks and barbecues–wheat berries with a lime dressing, black beans, avocados, grape tomatoes, red peppers, jicama, red onion and cilantro. It’s got the crunch, the chewiness and the bright flavors all in one salad.

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Ingredients

For the wheat berries:

• 2/3 cup wheat
• 4 cups water
• 1 tsp salt

For the salad

• 1 large avocado, diced
• 1 medium jicama, finely diced
• 1 small red onion, finely diced
• 1 red bell pepper, finely diced
• 1 (15-ounce can) black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes sliced in half
• 1/2 cup lime juice
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

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Instructions

1. First you’ll need to cook the wheat berries. Place wheat berries, water, and salt into a slow cooker. Turn on high and cook for 3-4 hours or until the wheat is chewy. You can also cook it overnight on low. Drain off liquid from wheat berries and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until cool.
2. Combine the avocados, jicama, onion, bell pepper, wheat berries (cooked previously), black beans, tomatoes, lime juice, cilantro, olive oil, cumin, salt and pepper in a medium bowl and adjust seasonings to taste. Chill at least 30 minutes and up to overnight before serving.

Notes

I used my 3 quart slow cooker to cook the wheat berries.

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