One Pot Spanish Wheat Berries with Chickpeas and Olives
Author: Alison's Allspice
Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Spanish
Serves: 4 servings
- 1 cup onion, diced
- Splash olive oil
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp oregano
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp black pepper, red pepper flake, and saffron, each
- Splash sherry wine or white wine
- 2 cups broth
- 14 oz can diced fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 cup hard red wheat berries
- 1½ cups cooked chickpeas (or 1 can, rinsed and drained)
- 1 cup green peas (frozen and thawed)
- 1 TBS apple cider vinegar
- 12 green olives, sliced
- Parsley, for garnish
- In a large pot or dutch oven, combine onion and a splash of olive oil over medium heat. Saute until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic through saffron and saute 1 more minute. Deglaze the pan with sherry or white wine.
- Mix in tomatoes, broth, wheat berries, chickpeas and peas. Simmer for 45-50 minutes, or until the wheat berries are tender.
- Remove from heat and stir in apple cider vinegar. Divide mixture among 4 bowls and top with olives and parsley.
Recipe by Alison's Allspice at https://www.alisonsallspice.com/one-pot-spanish-wheat-berries-chickpeas-olives/
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