Winter Spelt Berry Salad (Recipe)

Heather Poire HEATHER POIRE
Spelt, an ancient cereal grain, is a distant cousin to wheat. However, compared to wheat, organic spelt is richer in many nutrients, such as protein and minerals.

  • High in niacin
  • Rich in copper, iron & zinc
  • High in magnesium

This recipe combines organic spelt with some of our favorite greens & the sweet burst of cranberries and apricots. A delicious winter salad that could also become an all-year-round favorite.



WINTER SPELT BERRY SALAD

Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 1 cup spelt berries
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 - 1.5 cups finely chopped parsley
  • 1/4 cup shallots or onions- finely diced
  • 4 large mushrooms - finely diced
  • 1 small green pepper - finely diced
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/4 dried apricots - sliced in half
  • scant 1/4 cup or so olive oil
  • juice from a fresh large lemon
  • salt & freshly cracked pepper to taste

Method

  1. In a medium sauce pan, bring water to a bowl. Add spelt berries, cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 45 minutes. Remove from heat and drain access water- set aside.
  2. Finely dice the mushrooms, shallots/onion and pepper- a mini food processor gets this job done super fast, if not simply dice by hand. In a saute pan, drizzled with a bit of coconut or olive oil, saute the veggies over medium heat until they just begin to turn golden. Add cranberries and cook a minute more. Add the mixture to the spelt berries (that you transferred to a medium bowl) along with the apricots, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, salt & pepper - mix well.
  3. Serve immediately, keeps well at room temp and will stay fresh in fridge for up to a week. Enjoy!

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Heather Poire

BY HEATHER POIRE

Sunday Morning Banana Pancakes was created back in 2011- the start of Heather's blog was the start of her healing journey. In 2008 she became very ill, 6 months later her was diagnosed with Crohn's. September of 2010 she became Vegan. She was one of "those people" that said she could never give up cheese or eggs - she wanted to prove to herself that she could. After becoming vegan her health improved 10 fold, she went off of all medications and has been in complete remission for over a year. She truly believes that the plant-based way of life is to thank.