Brown Rice

Wheat Berry &

Vegetable Salad

Setting: Brown

Makes about 6 cups

2cooker cups wheat berries

3cups water

½teaspoon sea salt

½medium red onion, chopped

113 cups corn kernels, fresh or frozen (thawed)

1cup shredded zucchini

(about ½ medium-large zucchini)

1cup chopped red bell pepper (about 1 medium pepper)

½cup chopped green onions (about 4 medium green onions)

½cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes

½cup Red Onion Vinaigrette (recipe follows)

13 cup chopped fresh parsley

Put the wheat berries, water and salt in the cooking pot of the Cuisinart® Rice Plus™ Multi-Cooker. Select the Brown Rice function and press Start.

Once the audible tone has sounded to indicate the end of cooking, turn the unit off and open the lid. Spread the wheat berries on a baking sheet to cool.

When wheat berries are cooled, place in a medium bowl with the corn, zucchini, red pepper, green onions, and sun-dried tomatoes. Toss gently to combine. Add the dressing and the parsley; toss to combine.

Adjust seasonings and serve.

Nutritional information per serving (based on ½ cup): Calories 155 (28% from fat) • carb. 25g • pro. 4g

fat 5g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 0mg • sod. 194mg

calc. 14mg • fiber 4g

Red Onion

Vinaigrette

Makes about 1 cup

½small red onion, cut into ½-inch dice 1½ teaspoons Dijon-style mustard

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

½teaspoon sea salt

¼teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

¼cup white balsamic vinegar

½cup extra virgin olive oil

Put the red onion, mustard, sugar, salt, pepper, and vinegar in a Cuisinart® Food Processor or Blender. Process until smooth. Slowly add the oil through the feed tube in a steady stream – do not add it too fast or the oil will not be able to incorporate itself into the vinegar mixture.

Keep vinaigrette in a covered container in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Nutritional information per serving

(based on 1 tablespoon):

Calories 64 (93% from fat) • carb. 1g • pro. 0g

fat 7g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 0mg • sod. 79mg

calc. 1mg • fiber 0g

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Cuisinart FRC-800 manual Wheat Berry Vegetable Salad, Red Onion Vinaigrette

FRC-800 specifications

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