Warm chicken, barley and mushroom salad
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Easy
- October 2014

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Serves 4
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Hands-on time 25 min, simmering time 30 min, plus marinating
This warm chicken, barley and mushroom salad recipe makes a lovely autumnal lunch.
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Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 255kcals
- Fat
- 10.6g fat (2.9g saturated)
- Protein
- 19.6g protein
- Carbohydrates
- 21g carbs (0.5g sugars)
- Fibre
- 1.8g fibre
- Salt
- 0.3g salt
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Ingredients
- 100g pearl barley
- 2 celery sticks
- 350g mushrooms
- 2 garlic cloves
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 free-range skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- knob of butter
Method
- Simmer the pearl barley in salted water for 30 minutes until al dente. Drain.
- Meanwhile slice the celery sticks, mushrooms and garlic cloves. In a bowl, mix the lemon juice, 1 tbsp olive oil and half the garlic. Add the chicken thighs and marinate for 10 minutes.
- Fry the chicken in 1 tbsp olive oil for 3-4 minutes on each side until cooked. Set aside, then return the pan to the heat.
- Add the butter and, when foaming, add the celery, mushrooms and remaining garlic. Cook, stirring, until the liquid evaporates.
- Toss with the barley and the parsley leaves. Slice the chicken and add with any juices and a squeeze of lemon. Toss, season and serve warm.
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Use ready-cooked barley, warm through and toss through the remaining ingredients.
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