Koliva - Wheat Berry Memorial Food
Koliva is a sweet wheat berry salad with pomegranate, raisins, almonds, walnuts, sesame, sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Traditionally served after funerals in Greece.
Servings: 6 to 8 people
Calories: 340kcal
Ingredients
- 200 grams (1 cup) wheat berries
- 60 grams (2.1 ounce) walnuts coarsely chopped
- 60 grams (2.1 ounce) blanched almonds here's how to blanch almonds at home
- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 9 teaspoons red raisins
- 5 teaspoons golden raisins
- 300 grams (1 + ½ large) pomegranate seeds
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- 1¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- icing sugar to serve with
Instructions
- Prepare the wheat berries. Soak them in a pot with cold water overnight. The next day rinse the wheat thoroughly.
- Add 5 cups of water and the wheat berries to a small cooking pot and bring to a boil along with a pinch of salt. Reduce heat to low.
- Simmer for about 20 to 40 minutes partly covered. Cooking time will vary depending on the wheat variety. Taste to see how soft they are.
- Drain the wheat in a strainer and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Then spread it on a clean tea towel to cool and drain thoroughly.
- Mix wheat with all of the remaining ingredients. Save 6 almonds to create a cross on the top.
- Serve with icing sugar dusted on top.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 297mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 2mg