Pearl Barley Salad With Feta Toasted Almonds Lemon And Parsley Recipes

BARLEY SALAD WITH ALMONDS AND APRICOTS

Steps:

• Rinse barley in a fine sieve. Bring water to a boil in a heavy saucepan. Stir in the barley, and return to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat. Simmer until water is absorbed, about 45 to 50 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
• Pour oil into a small skillet, and place over medium heat. Add onion, and saute until golden brown.
• In a serving dish, combine barley, onion, apricots, almonds, and parsley. Toss.
• In a small bowl, mix together yogurt, honey, lemon juice, cinnamon, turmeric, salt, and nutmeg. Pour over the barley mixture ,and toss well to combine. Serve at room temperature.

PARSLEY SALAD WITH TOASTED ALMONDS AND LEMON

Steps:

• Make the dressing right in the serving bowl: Combine the lemon juice, mustard, honey, pepper, salt and garlic in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Slowly add the olive oil, whisking until emulsified.
• Reheat the rice until steaming. (I just microwave it for a few minutes.)
• Add the parsley to the dressing and toss to combine. Add the rice, almonds, onions and lemon zest, and toss well.
• Serve, garnished with a couple dashes of hot paprika if desired.

HERBED BARLEY SALAD WITH FETA

Steps:

• Cook the barley in 3 x water for 30 minutes (according to package instructions). Remove from heat and let stand 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Transfer to a large serving bowl and set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the lemon juice, garlic clove, maple syrup, olive oil, salt and pepper. Whisk together until emulsified.
• Add the parsley, dill and mint to the bowl with the cooled barley. Toss to combine. Pour over the dressing and toss again. Finally add the feta, pomegranate seeds, almonds and sumac (if using) and toss to combine. Taste and add more salt and pepper, to taste. Serve and enjoy!

PEARL BARLEY SALAD WITH CHICKPEAS, FETA, AND LEMON

Steps:

• While the barley is cooking, place the green beans in a large pot of boiling water. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until crisp tender, about 3-5 minutes. Place in a colander and rinse with cold running water to stop the cooking process and drain well.
• Place the pearl barley, green beans, chickpeas, feta, dill in a large bowl.
• Add the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper, to taste, and stir gently to combine, adding more olive oil if the salad seems dry. Serve and enjoy!

MEDITERRANEAN PASTA SALAD WITH TOASTED ALMOND VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread almonds in one layer on ungreased shallow baking pan. Bake for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden. Set aside.
• In small bowl combine lemon juice, water, and parsley. Whisk in olive oil until smooth. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Set aside.
• Bring salted water to a boil in covered saucepan. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside.
• In shallow bowl place chicken breasts and ¼ cup lemon juice. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat 1-2 minutes. Add chicken to skillet; cook 4 to 6 minutes turning once until internal temperature reaches 165°F on a food thermometer. Remove chicken; set aside to cool before cutting into bite size pieces.
• In medium bowl combine cooked pasta, onion, tomatoes, spinach, olives and chicken pieces; mix well.
• Pour dressing over salad; toss to combine.
• Garnish with feta cheese, toasted almonds, basil and remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice.

PEARL BARLEY SALAD WITH FETA, TOASTED ALMONDS LEMON AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Prepare pearl barley as per instructions. Usually, this is to soak for a few hours, rinse and then gently boil for about 20-30 minutes; drain.
• Place cooked pearl barley in a serving bowl.While warm, add olive oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper.
• Toss through the onion and parsley.
• Top with the almonds and feta.

BARLEY, FETA, AND PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a 2-quart saucepan three fourths full with boiling water boil barley, partially covered, until tender, about 30 minutes.
• While barley is cooking, in a baking pan toast walnuts in middle of oven until golden, about 7 minutes. Chop parsley. Cut celery and radicchio into 1/4-inch dice. Peel and core pear and cut into 1/4-inch dice.
• Drain barley in a sieve and transfer to a bowl. Add feta to barley and add nuts, parsley, celery, radicchio, pear, lemon juice, oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Toss salad until combined.