Wheat Salad

Name: Wheat Salad
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 10 h
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups whole wheat berries; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1 (15.25 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, drained; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix; 1 (8 ounce) tub frozen whipped topping, thawed

Rating: 4.75 stars

20 Ratings
14 Reviews
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I serve this creamy wheat and pineapple salad at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. It's a family favorite!

By Melanie

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Recipe Summary

prep:

5 hrs

cook:

5 hrs

total:

10 hrs

Servings:

Yield:

10 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 10 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 ½ cups whole wheat berries
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (15.25 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, drained
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 (8 ounce) tub frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

Step 1
Soak wheat berries in a bowl of water for at least 5 hours or overnight. Drain and place in a slow cooker with enough water to cover by one inch. Cover, and cook on Low setting for 5 to 6 hours, until tender. Add more water if needed. When tender, drain, and rinse under cold water to chill.

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Step 2
In a large bowl, stir together the cream cheese, pineapple and lemon juice. Stir in the dry pudding mix until smooth. Stir in the wheat berries until evenly coated. Fold in whipped topping just before serving. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

284 calories; protein 4.7g; carbohydrates 37.7g; fat 13.9g; cholesterol 24.6mg; sodium 213.2mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (14)

Most helpful positive review

Hope

01/09/2008

I make a similar version with no lemon juice and with whipped cream (250ml) I add a touch of sugar to make up for the whipped cream over the whipped topping.:) Gets rave reviews wherever I take it! Read More

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20 Ratings

5 star values: 16
4 star values: 3
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Hope

01/08/2008

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ravengirl37

03/11/2008

Tasty-riffic! I really like the pineapple in it. However it was a little bit too rich for me so next time I might use a little bit less cream cheese. Read More

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sdnapper

08/01/2012

I love this salad. Save yourself some time by soaking the wheat in boiling water over night. Put the wheat in a thermos or coffee butler and pour boiling water over it. Put the lid on and let it sit over night. The wheat will be perfect by morning. This salad also freezes well and so does the cooked wheat itself. Read More

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Holly Marie Gutfreund

04/22/2011

I love this salad for special occasions. It keeps well I even eat it for breakfast the next day. I usually add some canned peaches too ( the slices can make a pretty flowery pattern over the top). Read More

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Tamjj

11/19/2012

I have made a similar recipe for years but I recently had a guest that was allergic to pineapple so I substituted kiwi for the pineapple. It turned out fabulous! And the color with the little kiwi seeds made it look so much more interesting! I have also substituted the cream cheese for plain Greek yogurt which I actually preferred! Read More

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Teresa Barnes

10/19/2012

Love love love this salad. More of a dessert than a main dish for sure! But so good. A family favorite in our home for Thanksgiving & Christmas. Read More

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Cindy Nail Lane

06/18/2018

Perfect just the way it states in recipe. Never have enough made. First yo disappear Read More

Holly Myrstol

11/25/2014

My grandma used to make this when I was little and it is one of the few memories of her. Read More

bmcdonald01

09/28/2017

Printed this recipe off quite some time ago made it wrote notes on the printout but never rated it. The wheat berries don't need to be soaked and don't need to be cooked in the slow cooker. It was easy and pretty good. Read More

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I make a similar version with no lemon juice and with whipped cream (250ml) I add a touch of sugar to make up for the whipped cream over the whipped topping.:) Gets rave reviews wherever I take it!

Tasty-riffic! I really like the pineapple in it. However it was a little bit too rich for me so next time I might use a little bit less cream cheese.

I love this salad for special occasions. It keeps well I even eat it for breakfast the next day. I usually add some canned peaches too ( the slices can make a pretty flowery pattern over the top).

Love love love this salad. More of a dessert than a main dish for sure! But so good. A family favorite in our home for Thanksgiving & Christmas.

Perfect just the way it states in recipe. Never have enough made. First yo disappear

My grandma used to make this when I was little and it is one of the few memories of her.

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