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A delicious, light yet filling salad recipe of chewy, subtle nutty wheat berries and juicy watermelon tossed with a simple tangy raspberry vinaigrette.
Wheat berries are high in fiber, low in calories and packed with vitamins and minerals. and are as easy as rice to prepare — perfect for a meal any time of year. You can purchase wholewheat berries at your local whole foods market or specialty food store.
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- Combine wheat berries and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until tender, about 50 minutes. Drain and let cool.
- Cut the flesh from the watermelon and cut into bite size pieces, removing and discarding the seeds, and add into the wheat berries together with parsley leaves and olive herb needles.
- In a small bowl, combine raspberry vinegar, salt, cayenne pepper, and whisk until salt is dissolved. Whisk in the olive oil until well blended. Pour the dressing over the wheat berry mixture and toss gently until everything is coated and evenly mixed.
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I had wheat berry for the first time last year, and immediately fell in love with it. What a gorgeous flavor combination, and so perfect for Summer:-) Hugs, Terra
I have yet to try eating water melon this way, a creative way : )!
I’ve never had watermelon in a salad as a savoury dish and I do not know wholewheat berries , so this is a totally new dish for me. It sounds like a refreshing and healthy salad, perfect for a warm summer day.
A healthy and delicious use of watermelon with a twist :D
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Me too! I have yet to try eating watermelon this way. We normally eat them as a fruit by itself :) I think with the wheat berries and the raspberry vinegar it should be very nice :) Thanks Angie for sharing another wonderful salad with us :)
Never had this dish before, but I trust your taste and will give it a try :)
Hi Angie, haven't eaten wheat berry but it look so good. Love your presentation.
Have a nice week ahead.
molto interessante e sfiziosa questa ricetta!
Very original and so summery! A delightful and healthy salad.
cheers,
Rosa
I love watermelon in salads, especially with olives and feta. It's the wheat berries that are unusual for me - I might try this with burghul instead, it looks and sounds really delicious.
une excellente recette ça a l'air bon salé/sucré j'adore
bonne journée
Wow, so cool! Wonder how wheat berry taste like.
You know I dont think Id like this salad but oh how beautiful are the photos Angie. Ill bet you were pleased with them
I am a huge fan of wheat berries and can find them here quite easily. As for the watermelon, I don't like it, but I could substitute cantaloupe and be very happy.
I love wheat berries! This recipe looks delicious.
That is a great combination. I'm addicted to watermelon and always looking for creative ways to eat it!
What a healthy way to use watermelon. I love that you've used raspberry vinegar. I have a bottle and rarely use it except for a couple of salads that call for it. Thanks to you I have a new one to add to the raspberry vinegar collection.
I don't think I've ever eaten a wheat berry. That will be my new project - to find wheat berries.
Sam
Another refreshingly delicious and healthy dish , Angie !
I've never heard of the olive herb needles but think they look beautiful! You are so creative - love your healthy recipes. Have a wonderful day Angie
Looks lovely! I have been looking for whole wheat berries here, without much luck! Would really love to try it in breads, and now this lovely salad!
Looks healthy and delicious. I have only tried wheat berries cooked into a dessert soup....very nice....but never in a salad. Great idea. Thanks very much for sharing.
Hey this recipe is very handy. There are plenty of watermelons now and love the look of this dish: fresh and very tasty. Ideal for summer.
How original, I would have never thought to put these flavours together!
Looks like a great combination! I'm a fan of wheat berries and watermelon.
Absolutely stunning, Angie. Very healthful and light. This makes a perfect summertime lunch option. Brava!
Never tried wheat berries with watermelon, as a salad before. Lora has a large bag of wheat berries in her cupboard...I must mention to her about your fab, and healthy yummy salad!
Always great to learn something new, I've never tried wheat berries, but the addition of watermelons sounds like a cool combo, nice!
Looks so yummy and colorful :) Absolutely healthy too!!
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You always have the best looking and sounding salad ideas, Angie! Gorgeous!
Love how healthy this is. My friend was telling me how good raspberry vinegar is in salad dressing. I should try this out! Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks for stopping by my site and leaving a comment so I could find your blog! I've been a traveling through some of your posts and your photography and recipes look just wonderful. Putting you on my blog roll. I'm taking it easy this summer, not blogging as much as things are busy around here, so it's fun to use some of the time to find new blogs to read! Yours looks amazing. I love the idea of these flavors with the watermelon...something I would never have thought to put together, but I will give it a go. Thanks.
I can't remember the last time I had Wheat Berry (except in bread) and since I have lots of watermelon, I will definitely be making this soon!!
I keep forgetting about this interesting grain, Angie, thanks for blogging about it. I know I would absolutely love it because I love barley and quinoa. This salad not only looks wonderful for a hot summer's day, I bet it tastes incredible with the sweet summer watermelon. I can hardly wait to get some wheat berries.
I've never tried wheat berry. Will have to keep an eye out for it and try out this salad. Looks really pretty!
I love wheat berries…they are wonderful in salads! And this salad sounds very interesting with the watermelon…delicious!! I have wheat berries and watermelon in my kitchen right now….hmmmm!
WOW, This looks sooooooooo good :)
xoxo
This looks amazing! I'm running to Whole Foods to get some wheat berry! Thanks! Gorgeous photos too!
I think I can actually find all of these ingredients--minus the olive needles. What a cool, healthy salad.
Wow! This is a beautiful salad with so many unique ingredients that i haven't used before plus i love watermelon in any recipe out there!
This looks fabulous! I've never had wheat berries, but it sounds delish!
you always come up with interesting recipes angie, this salad looks scrumptious
Unusual and innovative combination...Looks gooood!
I love anything with wheat berries! This salad looks terrific.
wow...that is really something new to me... refreshing salad and love the wonderful clicks.
Great textures & flavors!
I keep putting off making a salad with water melon. First time seeing wheat berry :)
I'm loving this refreshing and hearty salad that uses raspberry vinegar, one of my favorites!
Hai Angie,
A nice salad. I have tried this when I visit hotels.
Would be interested to try this at home. I am not sure if I would be able to gather all the ingredients depicted in your post. But as it goes "try try but dont ***", let's try.
My apologies for not visiting your blog for a long time. It is a hard time for me to start pushing apologies to my blogging friends.
Spider man says, "with great power comes great responsibility". I was busy with some business activities to which I am engaged and thus could not find time for my blogging.
I have made my day manageable to equip my blogging freedom besides my regular work.
I am sure to try new recipes by you from today.
wishing you a great day ahead!
Abhi
Very interesting salad! I love watermelon in salads but I only had with feta so far...I should try your version!! :)
Angie, what a fantastic combination of flavours and textures.
:-) Mandy
Angie,
I love your beautiful foods I am all ways thinking about you.
Michiko
I've had wheat berry a long time ago, and I loved it... this recipe reminds me of it. Now I want to have some. Thanks for sharing.
Now that's a really interesting combination, Angie. The raspberry vinegar must be delicious. I use a raspberry vinaigrette on my salad every lunch.
I've never had wheat berries and I'm looking forward to trying them. You taken watermelon to another delicious level with this recipe.
What a great summer dish. I haven't cooked with wheat berries in a long time! (And, I grew up on a wheat farm!)
I love those pictures! I would have never thought of this combo but now I am thinking> brilliant!!!
Oh that looks like a wonderful salad, a nice twist of the usual watermelon and feta one we seen everywhere. Unusual combo that totally works.
Hi Angie, right now I'm addicted to whole spelt in salads, but I've never tried wheat berries. The two look quite similar but I'll have to try it first hand soon... Keep up the good work!
This salad sounds like a party in my mouth. Can't wait to try it.
i've yet to try wheat berries, but this looks sooooo wonderfully enticing i definitely want to track some down and try this!
Angie, this is a combination I hadn't thought of, but I'm sure I'd like it! This is the time of year when I practically live on salads, so it's great to find another one to add to my repertoire.
What a pretty summer salad!
I have wheat berries in my pantry and watermelon in the frig - can't wait to try this!
This salad looks beautiful!
Oh, this looks like summer on a plate! I love the combo of grains and fruit, but always forget about using watermelon. So beautifully plated...you never disappoint!!!
Wheat berries with watermelon - now that sounds quite interesting! I do love the raspberry vinegar with watermelon. Great looking salad!
Beautiful...
you use interesting ingredients... I am always on the look out whether we have it here in OZ.
Wow this is amazing looking and watermelon is my favorite... what a sweet refreshing salad!
Wheat berries are, by far, my favorite grain! i love how fruity this salad is!
Mixing wheat berries with watermelon not a bad idea.
What a yummy and healthy salad!!....I love it!!.......Abrazotes, Marcela
this looks delicious colourful presentation
I'd love this combination of the wheatberry with the watermelon. It's unusual for me, but I know I'd really enjoy it.
Gorgeous salad. Perfect for a hot summer day!
This is a gorgeous salad. Now, if I could just get my hand on a decent watermelon!
So refreshing looking. Watermelon is one of my favorites for summer salads. XOXO
What a beautiful Salad!!!!
Love watermelon.... Now I just need to bring all ingredients together...
Very healthy and very light choice for the hot summer days here! Watermelon is one of my favorite summer fruits!
Wow, what a great salad recipe! Very refreshing, perfect for the hot weather!
A very filling but quite original & appetizing recipe! So apart too!
You are one clever woman! :) I love it when you get all creative!
Very original use of watermelon. What is 'olive oil needles'?
@Norma Chang
You meant 'olive herb needles or leaves'? Olive Herb is a cold hardy, perennial, woody, and the bright green leaves that have an intense olive aroma.
I just picked up some watermelon so I will have to try this! Perfect summer salad!
How perfectly healthy and refreshing is this?! Perfect for summer, thanks.
Yummy Angie:))
Ooh, delicious! This is a nice way to make a fruit salad more filling!
Perfect salad.
Gorgeous salad!I love the watermelon in there.Never tried wheatberries before and very intrigued :)Will look for it now!!Thanks for sharing :)
I actually have a bag of wheat berry in my pantry, thanks for the idea! This looks so refreshing and healthy :)
I keep seeing watermelon salad recipes, something that I never grew up with. This is what I love about food blogging, there's always something new to try!
a good wheat berry salad really makes for the perfect meal! I love the addition of watermelon to this!
What a lovely salad. I love finding ways to incorporate all the fresh summer produce into everything we eat in the summer.
Angie this looks like the perfect summer salad!
Looks like a very colorful salad.
Yum yum! This reminds me of when I made a watermelon stack with dukkah. People dont realise how versatile watermelon is!
Wow! Would have not thought of this combination. It looks so refreshing.
Wow, yet another AMAZING recipe from you Angie! And so healthy too with the wheat berries! I haven't used my bottle of raspberry vinegar in a while and now you've given me great reason to pull it off the shelf and use. Any salad with watermelon is my kind of salad! Great job!!!!
OooOoo...Wish I can try it out right away. Yummmm....
Kristy
That is a delicious looking salad! WOW
What a delicious looking salad, Angie!Love the combination of ingredients and colors!
what a great salad, must get me some wheat berries ")
this looks so good and refreshing! gorgeous pictures!
Wow, That is a delicious looking salad!
Its looks so delicious and healthy. Going to try it.
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