Barley Salad Recipe
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5
4 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
10 (1.5 cups each)
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Calories
211 kcal
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Course
Salad
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Cuisine
Mediterranean
Barley Salad Recipe
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This Barley Salad recipe combines tomatoes, olives, cucumbers, and feta cheese with high-fiber pearled barley for a rich and filling salad.
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Ingredients
Salad Ingredients:
- 11 oz. box pearled barley $2.74, quick
- 1/4 tsp salt $0.01, sea salt
- 1 cup grape tomato $1.98, halved
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives $1.04, chopped, pitted
- 1 cucumber $0.64, peeled and diced
- 1 red bell pepper $1.48, diced
- 1 zucchini $0.93, small, diced, about 1 cup
- 1/2 red onion $0.46, diced
- 5 oz. feta cheese $2.88, crumbled, about 1/2 cup
Dressing Ingredients:
- 3 Tbsp parsley $0.32, fresh, minced
- 1 lemon $0.50, juiced and zested
- 1 Tbsp sugar $0.04
- 1 tsp salt $0.02
- 1/2 tsp black pepper $0.10
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard $0.06
- 1 tsp garlic powder $0.15
- 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar $0.32
- 3 Tbsp olive oil $0.54
Instructions
- Stir 2 cups of quick barley into 4 cups of briskly boiling water with 1/4 tsp sea salt.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cover, cooking for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff finished quick barley with a fork and allow it to cool while you prep your veggies.
- Halve the grape tomatoes; strain and portion the chopped kalamata olives; peel and the dice cucumber; and seed and dice the red bell pepper, zucchini, and red onion. Crumble 1/2 cup of feta cheese and set aside.
- Mince the parsley; zest and juice the lemon; and gather the sugar, salt, pepper, Dijon mustard, and garlic powder.
- Whisk the red wine vinegar, olive oil, parsley, lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar, salt, pepper, mustard, and garlic powder together.
- Combine the cooked and cooled quick barley, all prepped vegetables, crumbled feta cheese, and dressing in a large mixing bowl.
- Toss everything to combine. Add salt and pepper if needed. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1.5cups
Calories
211kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Sodium
528mg
(22%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10(1.5 cups each)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 211 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1.5cups | |
| Calories | 211kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Sodium | 528mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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