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Barley Salad Recipe

This Barley Salad recipe combines tomatoes, olives, cucumbers, and feta cheese with high-fiber pearled barley for a rich and filling salad.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 10 (1.5 cups each)
Calories: 211 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients:
  • 11 oz. box Quick Pearled Barley $2.74
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt $0.01
  • 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved $1.98
  • 1/4 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives $1.04
  • 1 cucumber, peeled and diced $0.64
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced $1.48
  • 1 small zucchini, diced (about 1 cup) $0.93
  • 1/2 red onion, diced $0.46
  • 5 oz. crumbled feta cheese (about 1/2 cup) $2.88
Dressing Ingredients:
  • 3 Tbsp minced fresh parsley $0.32
  • 1 lemon, juiced and zested $0.50
  • 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

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  1. Stir 2 cups of quick barley into 4 cups of briskly boiling water with 1/4 tsp sea salt.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Mince the parsley; zest and juice the lemon; and gather the sugar, salt, pepper, Dijon mustard, and garlic powder.
  5. Whisk the red wine vinegar, olive oil, parsley, lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar, salt, pepper, mustard, and garlic powder together.
  6. Combine the cooked and cooled quick barley, all prepped vegetables, crumbled feta cheese, and dressing in a large mixing bowl.
  7. Toss everything to combine. Add salt and pepper if needed. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information

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

% 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.