Recipe - Wheat Berry And Barley Salad With Smoked Mozzarella

1 cup Wheat berries
1 cup Pearl barley
1 small Red onion; chopped fine
2 Garlic cloves; minced and
mashed
; to a paste with 1/2
; teaspoon salt
One fourth cup Balsamic vinegar
One fourth cup Olive oil; (preferably
; extravirgin)
6 Scallions; chopped fine
1 One half cup Cooked corn; (cut from about
2
; large ears)
One half pound Smoked mozzarella cheese;
minced fine
1 pt Vineripened cherry
tomatoes; halved
One half cup Chopped fresh chives
Parsley Salad as an
accompaniment if
; desired

Into a kettle of salted boiling water stir wheat berries and cook at a slow
boil 30 minutes. Stir in barley and cook grains at a slow boil 40 minutes.

While grains are cooking, in a large bowl stir together onion, garlic
paste, vinegar, and oil.

Drain grains well and add to onion mixture. Toss mixture well and cool. Add
scallions, corn, mozzarella, tomatoes, chives, and salt and pepper to taste
and toss well. Salad may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring
salad to room temperature before serving. Serve salad with parsley salad.

Serves 6 as a main course or 8 to 10 as a side dish.

Gourmet July 1994

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