Wheat Berry Salad with Peppers and Zucchini

• 2 cups raw wheat berries
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 medium red pepper, diced
• 1 medium green pepper, diced
• 1 medium zucchini, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 5 sprigs of parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped or torn fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
• 2-3 tablespoons goat or feta cheese
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• 1 or 2 pinches sugar
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

1. The night before you plan on serving the salad, put the wheat berries in a large pot, cover them with 4 inches of water, and soak them, covered, for 8 hours or overnight, in the refrigerator.
2. This shaves an hour off the berries cooking time.
3. The next day, pour out the soaking water, cover the berries with an inch or so of water, then add the salt and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for about 1 hour or until the berries are tender but still very chewy.
5. If you havent soaked the berries overnight, simmer them for an additional 1 hour or until done.
6. You will have about 5 cups of wheat berries.
7. While the berries are simmering, toss the peppers, zucchini, and onion in a large bowl.
8. Prepare the vinaigrette by briskly stirring together the vinegar, olive oil, crushed garlic, mustard, sugar, and salt and pepper in a small bowl.
9. When the berries are tender, drain the water and add them to the vegetables, stirring gently with a large spoon.
10. Toss with the vinaigrette, parsley, basil, chives, and goat cheese and serve at room temperature.

raw wheat berries, salt, red pepper, green pepper, zucchini, onion, parsley, fresh basil, fresh chives, goat, balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, clove garlic, mustard, sugar, salt

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/wheat-berry-salad-with-peppers-and-zucchini (may not work)