i have a huge jar of wheat berries (berries are just wheat grains). we sometimes sprout them and then eat them raw in salads. they are pretty sweet, so they benefit from a vinegary dressing to balance the flavor.
a couple of days ago i put about a cup of them in a bowl with some water and set them on top of the fridge.
today i checked on them and they smelled vaguely fermented (this is actually good). i rinsed them and put them in a pot with diced beets, green peppers, yellow peppers, and carrots. they boiled for a while.
i just learned this trick, where, to save energy, you can get a pot boiling and then cover it, turn it off, and cover it with a couple of dish towels so that it can continue to cook with its own heat.
however today i was hungry and wanted it to cook as quickly as possible so i bailed on that technique, and before it was totally done, i drizzled olive oil, salt, pepper, and apple cider vinegar over it.
chewy wheat berries, really a delicious warm salad is what i guess it was.
it's all gone now ;)
2 comments:
take some pictures of your creations. you just might convince me to try them.
i was too hungry! but i will try to do that next time.
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