Alton Brown - Good Eats "Gotten Grains" Episode

Wheat Berry Tapanade
by Alton Brown

3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup pitted and finely chopped Kalamata olives
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 cup fully cooked wheat berries

In a bowl combine all ingredients. Serve with crusty bread, on a salad or on its own.

Mushroom Wheat Berry Pilaf

by Alton Brown

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon butter
1 pound mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 cup red wine
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 1/2 cups cooked wheat berries
1 1/2 cups leftover, cooked rice
1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary leaves, chopped
1 teaspoon lemon zest, finely chopped
Pepper and additional salt

Heat olive oil in large saute pan over low heat. Add onions and salt and sweat until soft, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and continue cooking for 5 minutes. Add butter to pan and melt. Add mushrooms, and soy sauce, increase heat to medium and continue cooking for 5 to 10 minutes, until mushrooms release their liquid. Add wine and chicken broth and simmer 5 minutes, until wine begins to evaporate. Add wheat berries, rice, thyme, rosemary, and lemon rind to heat through. Adjust seasoning, to taste.