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Pearl barley salad

Name: Pearl barley salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 3 carrots, thinly sliced; Olive oil for drizzling and dressing; ¼ baguette, torn (it’s fine if it’s a bit stale); 250g pearl barley; 1 chicken stock cube dissolved in 600ml freshly boiled water; Zest and juice 1 lemon; 250g cherry tomatoes, halved; ½ bunch fresh flatleaf parsley, roughly chopped; ½ cucumber, chopped; 100g feta, crumbled; To serve; Handful fresh basil, roughly chopped

Easy
September 2016

Easy
September 2016

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Hands-on time 25 min, oven time 35-40 min

A wholesome salad recipe full of filling pearl barley and bursts of juicy tomato and salty feta in every bite.

Another good way to use pearl barley is in a risotto, like this mushroom and spinach one.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 535kcals
Fat: 18.7g (5.6g saturated)
Protein: 18.1g
Carbohydrates: 71.1g (8.3g sugars)
Fibre: 4.7g
Salt: 1.2g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 535kcals
Fat: 18.7g (5.6g saturated)
Protein: 18.1g
Carbohydrates: 71.1g (8.3g sugars)
Fibre: 4.7g
Salt: 1.2g

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Ingredients

3 carrots, thinly sliced
Olive oil for drizzling and dressing
¼ baguette, torn (it’s fine if it’s a bit stale)
250g pearl barley
1 chicken stock cube dissolved in 600ml freshly boiled water
Zest and juice 1 lemon
250g cherry tomatoes, halved
½ bunch fresh flatleaf parsley, roughly chopped
½ cucumber, chopped
100g feta, crumbled

To serve

Handful fresh basil, roughly chopped

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Put the carrots in a roasting tray with a drizzle of oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 35-40 minutes until tender and golden. For the final 10 minutes, add the torn baguette and a little more oil; turn the bread after 5 minutes so it’s golden on both sides.
Meanwhile, put the pearl barley in a large saucepan with the chicken stock and bring to the boil. Cook over a medium-high heat for 25 minutes or until the stock is absorbed and the barley is tender. Tip into a bowl and allow to cool a little.
While the barley is cooking, prepare a dressing. Mix the lemon zest and juice with 3 tbsp oil, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
Stir the roasted carrots into the cooled pearl barley, along with the remaining ingredients. Toss with the dressing and serve with basil sprinkled over.