Recipes for health: yogurt soup with spelt, cucumbers and watercress

Andrew Scrivani for the New York Times

A summer soup with a lot of texture and crunch, is this significant and refreshment.

1/2 Cup spelt, Farro, or wheat berries, soaked for an hour or more preferably and permeable (don't worry, if you have not done, even though they last longer, until the Cook)

2 Cups of water

Salt to taste

1 Liter low-fat or whole milk plain yogurt (excluding gums and stabilizers) or buttermilk, or a combination thereof

ripe 2 but firm tomatoes cut into small cubes

1 Cup of chopped finely seeded cucumber (no need, seed, if Persian or European cucumbers use)

1 small bunch of watercress, thick stems discarded, coarsely chopped

1-2 cloves of garlic (to taste), finely chopped or pureed with a little salt in a mortar and pestle

2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

3/4 Cup cold water (more as needed)

1/4 Cup finely chopped dill, parsley, mint and coriander

2 Tablespoons snipped chives

Freshly ground pepper to taste

3 or 4 radishes, thinly sliced for garnish

1. Combine the Dinkel, bring water and salt to taste and cooking. Reduce the heat and simmer, about 50 minutes to an hour, until supply and some of the cores that have begun to splay. How to remove you from the heat, drain and set aside.

2. While the River Dinkel is cooking, insert give the cucumber in a bowl and sprinkle with salt. Take and place in a sieve set over the bowl. Let drain for 30 minutes. Good washing you and and drain on paper towels.

3. Combine all ingredients except the radishes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill for 2 hours or longer. Serve, Garnish each bowl with sliced radishes.

Output: Six is used.

Preparation ahead: You can serve this several hours the day before the make. It is stable for three or four days in the refrigerator.

Nutritional information per serving (6 servings): 166 calories; 2 g saturated fat; 0 Of grams of multiple unsaturated fat; 1 Grams of monounsaturated fats; 10 Milligrams cholesterol; 25 Grams carbohydrates; 2 Grams of dietary fiber; 126 mg sodium (contains no salt to taste); 12 Grams protein

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