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Green Plum Cucumber Wheat Berry Salad

Combined with cucumber, fresh Greek basil, and mint and wheat berries that have been tossed in a so simple, but so delicious lemon tahini dressing, this salad is the type of meal that you could eat every day.

Total Time

15min

4.5

2 Ratings

Author: Ful-Filled

Servings:

Ingredients

•

Lemon

Salad

•

3 cups

Dry Wheat Berries , cooked

or Quinoa, Bulgur, or Couscous

•

2 cups

Halved Pitted Green Plums

•

1 cup

Sliced Seedless Cucumbers

•

2 Tbsp

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

•

1/2

Lemon , juiced

•

1 pinch

Salt

•

1 pinch

Freshly Ground Black Pepper

•

1 handful

Fresh Basil

•

1 handful

Fresh Mint

Dressing

•

4 Tbsp

Tahini

•

2 Tbsp

Olive Oil

•

2 Tbsp

Honey

or Maple Syrup or Agave

•

2 Tbsp

Water

•

to taste

Salt

•

to taste

Ground Black Pepper

•

to taste

Purslane

(optional)

Cooking Instructions

Combine the prepared Green Plums (2 cups) and Seedless Cucumbers (1 cup) in a bowl with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (2 Tbsp) , Lemon (1/2) , Salt (1 pinch) , Freshly Ground Black Pepper (1 pinch) , and torn Fresh Mint (1 handful) and Fresh Basil (1 handful) . Toss to combine and allow to marinate while you prepare the dressing.

Combine Tahini (4 Tbsp) , Olive Oil (2 Tbsp) , Honey (2 Tbsp) , juice of one Lemon (1) and Water (2 Tbsp) with a pinch of Salt (to taste) and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) in a medium bowl.

Whisk to blend, adding a small bit of water as needed to achieve a smooth but creamy dressing consistency.

Reserve a bit of the dressing in a small bowl for serving and toss the rest of the dressing with the Dry Wheat Berries (3 cups) .

To serve, fill bowls with prepared wheat berries, top with marinated plum, cucumber salad, and garnish with Purslane (to taste) or other seasonal green. Add more dressing over the top as desired.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

1247

FAT

48.1 g

PROTEIN

33.5 g

CARBS

184.8 g