To slice beets accordion-style, place two wooden spoons parallel on a cutting board. Place each beet between the handles and slice. The knife will stop at the handles.
Moroccan salads are like Italian antipasti: assorted dishes of spiced or sweetened raw or cooked vegetables that stimulate the appetite and refresh the palate.
Wheat berries can take upward of 75 minutes to cook. Soak them overnight in water to help speed up the cooking time.
Sometimes a warm salad is a welcome change from the usual cool green salad. Substitute red wine vinegar for balsamic if you like a sharper tang.
We bulked up our favourite recipe to fill a 20-cup (5 L) metal cake pan, such as a 14- x 14- x 2-inch (35 x 35 x 5 cm) square or 15- x 11- x 2-inch (38 x 28 x 5 cm) rectangle. You can rent these from some cake-decorating stores, or buy one online at goldaskitchen.com. Or use two 13- x 9- x 2-inch (3.5 L) pans.
"Make-ahead" is a mantra in The Canadian Living Test Kitchen, especially for entertaining. This delicious puree with a nutty crumb topping freezes ahead, too.
