Healthy Wheat Berry and Shrimp Salad With Thai Vinaigrette
- 34 cup wheat berries, picked over for small stones
- 6 ounces medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 12)
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 12 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon packed dark brown sugar
- 1 medium seedless cucumber, peeled, halved and chopped
- 6 small radishes, thinly sliced
- 14 cup packed fresh basil leaf, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, chopped
- Place the wheat berries in a medium pot, cover with 3 inches of water, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring once or twice.
- Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until tender, about 50 minutes.
- Drain and cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, rinse out the cooking pot, fill halfway with water, and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Add the shrimp, reduce the heat, and simmer until the shrimp are pink and firm, about 2 minutes.
- Drain in a colander set in the sink and refresh under cool water.
- Roughly chop the shrimp.
- To make the dressing, whisk the lime juice, fish sauce and brown sugar together in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves.
- Toss the wheat berries, shrimp, cucumber, radishes, basil and mint in a salad bowl.
- Pour the prepared dressing over the salad and toss to coat.
- If desired, cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
- POINTS value per serving (1 1/4 cups): 3
- Yields 4 servings.
berries, shrimp, lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, cucumber, radishes, basil leaf, mint
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/healthy-wheat-berry-and-shrimp-salad-with-thai-vinaigrette-182973 (may not work)