This Grilled Shrimp Salad with Wheat Berries will not leave you hungry and have you searching for something else to eat. It’s filling, good for you and delicious!
I can just snarf up grilled shrimp one after the other. Shrimp cooks so quickly and is so good about taking on the flavors of spices or the sauces that you use. If you don’t cook it in a pound of butter and cheese, it is very healthy to eat too. Now that does sound pretty good I must say, but this Grilled Shrimp Salad with Wheat Berries has no guilt attached.
With the warmer weather coming, I’ve stepped up my workouts and am attempting to lighten our meals too. A lightened meal shouldn’t leave you hungry an hour later and have you searching for something to eat. A salad, if prepared correctly can be a great meal. Wheat berries are a great source of fiber and protein. Both of which will help keep you satisfied. They also add another texture to this anything but ordinary salad. All of the yummy Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers keep you noshing until you can’t nosh anymore. I’ve topped the whole plate of magic with a sprinkling of freshly grated parmesan cheese.
Don’t these shrimp look amazing? After I cleaned them, I plopped them into a ziplock bag and drizzled them with olive oil and then sprinkled them with my go-to spice rub. They even taste better than they look. I drizzled a light and lemony vinaigrette over this salad and ate it for 3 meals before it was gone.
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Grilled Shrimp Salad with Wheat Berries
Ingredients
- 1 lb raw shrimp cleaned and shell removed
- 1 cup wheat berries uncooked ( I used Hard Red Winter berries)
- 2 teaspoons of Julie's Spice Rub seasoning
- Greens I used romaine
- 1 English cucumber chopped
- Tomatoes sliced (I used grape tomatoes)
- Parmesan freshly grated
Lemon Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp non-fat yogurt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine wheat berries and 3-1/2 cups cold water. Boil for 50 to 60 minutes or until tender. Drain and rinse to cool.
- In a bowl or zip lock bag, add shrimp. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with dry rub seasoning. Chill while the wheat berries cook.
- Combine Vinaigrette ingredients in a shaker jar. Shake to blend.
- 15 minutes before the wheat berries are finished cooking preheat prepared grill. Grill shrimp 1-1/2 to 2 minutes on each side.
- Assemble by placing lettuce on a plate. Sprinkle approximately 1/4 cup of cooked wheat berries onto the lettuce. Add cucumbers and tomatoes. Drizzle with vinaigrette, and garnish with shrimp and parmesan cheese.
Notes
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Amanda says
Looks so delicious
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Amanda!
Suchitra says
I love shrimp in any form! This salad looks absolutely divine! I could dig into that bowl and finish the entire bowl! I am saving the recipe! Thanks for sharing.
Shari Kelley says
I’m not normally a shrimp person, but I think I would really like these due to your spice rub. They look really good! Where do you find wheatberries, Julie? I am not familiar with those. They look like they would add a good texture to the salad. The vinaigrette sounds like a great dressing for this combination. Jeff and I are trying to lighten things up a little, too. We’ve had a lot of company lately, and I always make dessert when company is here. My clothes need more recipes like this one! 🙂
Julie Menghini says
That darned clothes shrinkage! I think those chocolate tours automatically shrink your clothes too! Bob’s red Mill sells wheat berries and I have seen them in bulk at @holefoods or the health market in more mainstream grocers. I really loved them in this salad. There texture is great and they are nice an nutty.
Petra @ CrumblesAndKale says
This just sound fantastic and those photos are just delightful!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much Petra!
Joy | Yummy Seconds says
I like making shrimp salad. This looks wonderful with the wheat berries. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on your 2 years blogiversary.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much! I hope you will enter the giveaways!
cookingwithauntjuju.com says
I found some wheat berries in my basement refrigerator, brought them upstairs and printed your recipe. Now, all I need is some shrimp 🙂
Julie Menghini says
I just know you’re going to love this one Judi! Please let me know what you think.
Jhuls says
I love a good salad and this is something I could tell a good salad. I love everything you put in here, Julie. Thanks for bringing this delicious, healthy food. 🙂
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much for hosting this week Jhuls!
Roberta Briffa says
Hi Julie, what a lovely recipe you have here! Just a question. What can I use instead of wheat berries? I don’t think I can get a hold of them in my neck of the woods. Thanks!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Roberta! You can use any whole grain like farro, spelt, bulgur wheat or even barley. Let me know if you make it and what you think. Enjoy your day Roberta and thank you for coming by.
Quinn Caudill says
Great looking salad. I love grilled shrimpy’s but I am not sure if heating the grill up for 45 min to cook for about 30 seconds is worth it. What am I saying I have done crazier stuff to make a recipe come out right. Cheers!!
Julie Menghini says
Thanks Quinn! I know, but it tastes so good! You could use a grill pan or just saute them Quinn. I’m sure you could put this one the table with your own amazing flair!
cookingwithauntjuju.com says
Shrimp and I are like two peas in a pod – love any recipe with them. Wheat berries are something I don’t eat often – I keep buying all of these seeds/berries and so on from Whole Foods, store them in the basement refrigerator and forget I have them. I need to keep a log, don’t you think? Love the light dressing too!
Julie Menghini says
Ha! We are two peas in a pod. I do the same thing and then it’s like what recipe did I buy this for?
Andrea says
Looks amazing! I’m having shrimp for lunch today. 🙂
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Andrea! Shrimp lovers unite!
Saritha Kumbakkara says
Amazing photography! Love those absolutely delicious shrimps!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much Saritha! I appreciate you stopping by and leaving such a kind comment!
Elaine @ foodbod says
Loving the inclusion of the wheat berries, they are so tasty!
Julie Menghini says
I agree Elaine!
Rani Vijoo says
yum!! tempting salad recipe with grilled shrimps…looks delicious!!!!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Rani! I don’t know if you saw it, but I have a giveaway that came out last Monday. If you’re eligible, make sure you enter it!
Loretta says
Great looking summery dish Julie! Love how your shrimp look – did you grill them? I’m not sure if I missed that part in your post or not. Love too that you used your special spice rub 🙂 It has sure come in handy eh? I can’t wait for the nicer weather to be here and stay. Then I’ll be gorging on all that yummy goodness in your salad. We worked in the gardens today and I froze to death for 4 hours, it was so cold in the 40’s early this morning,but by the time we left at 2pm, the temp was 56deg Grrrrrrrr!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Loretta! Yep I grilled those shrimp. It takes longer to heat up the grill than it does to cook them. We’re having the same weather. 40’s early in the day and upper 50’s later in the afternoon. I saw a few tulips finally blooming though! Good bye ole man winter and good riddance!
Marisa @ Marisa's Italian Kitchen says
I have never had wheat berries before! Looks just wonderful!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Marisa! They are delicious and not as soft as pasta. Kind of like farro or spelt.
Debbie Spivey says
I’ve never had wheat berries before, but anything with shrimp is good!
Julie Menghini says
Thanks Debbie! I agreeeeee!!!!
Johanne Lamarche says
Love this salad! Perfect pairing of the shrimp with that lemony vinaigrette. YUM
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Johanne! I need a few more salads before swimsuit season!
Leslie says
Hi Julie!!!
This salad looks delicious!!! Where do you get wheat berries ??
Julie Menghini says
Hi Leslie! I got the wheat berries at whole foods in the bulk isle. I would think that they would be available where ever whole grains are sold. Bob’s Red Mill packages them and I know that brand is available at HyVee in their Health Market.
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Celebrating Sunshine says
Oh, I love salads – any kind and in any combination, form or shape! This one looks amazing and I’m so hungry right now….
Julie Menghini says
Thanks Ana! I like a good one too.
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser says
Hi Julie, yep-right up my alley it is-Yum-o…
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Cheryl ❤️❤️