Barley And Vegetable Salad Recipes

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Stir in barley. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40-45 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile, in a salad bowl, combine mushrooms, celery, water chestnuts, green pepper, carrot, onions, garlic, dill, basil and salt; mix well. Add the barley and salad dressing; stir to coat. Serve warm or cold.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the broth, water and barley to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until barley is tender. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes., In a large bowl, combine the tomato, zucchini, yellow pepper and parsley. Stir in barley. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, water, lemon juice, basil, salt and pepper. Pour over barley mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Just before serving, stir in almonds.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large nonstick skillet, saute peppers, mushrooms and onions in butter 8-10 minutes or until tender. Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Stir in broth, barley and pepper. , Cover and bake 50 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until barley is tender and liquid is absorbed.

Steps:

• Thinly slice red onion and toss with vinegar; set aside. In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add barley. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until barley is tender and water is absorbed, 10 to 12 minutes. Thinly slice kale leaves and add to a large bowl along with cooked barley, red onion mixture, tomatoes, cucumber, and bell pepper. Toss with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil over high heat. Stir in the barley and salt. Cook, covered, for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the barley is tender.
• Meanwhile, trim the asparagus, discarding the trimmed portion. Cut the spears into 1-inch pieces. Drain and chop the roasted peppers.
• Stir the asparagus into the cooked barley. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Drain any remaining liquid from the barley mixture. Let cool, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, stir together the remaining ingredients. Stir in the barley mixture. Serve or cover and refrigerate until needed.
• Cook's Tip on Barley
• Look for quick-cooking barley in the cereal section at the grocery store.
• nutrition information
• (Per Serving)
• Calories: 105
• Total Fat: 3.0g
• Saturated: 1.0g
• Trans: 0.0g
• Polyunsaturated: 0.5g
• Monounsaturated: 2.0g
• Cholesterol: 2mg
• Sodium: 186mg
• Carbohydrates: 17g
• Fiber: 3g
• Sugars: 2g
• Protein: 3g
• Dietary Exchanges
• 1 Starch
• 1/2 Fat