roasted barley salad
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If you like grains, you will love this hearty healthy salad. We often associate barley with soup, this is a great twist on a great grain!
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yield
12 4 oz. portions
prep time
1 Hr 15 Min
cook time
35 Min
Ingredients For roasted barley salad
- SALAD INGREDIENTS
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116 oz bag of dry pearl barley
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3 Tbspolive oil
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1large red onion, sliced into 1/4" rings
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3 1/2 cvegetable stock or water, stock tastes best
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6 oz.roasted red peppers, diced
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1/4 cparlsey, chopped
- DRESSING INGREDIENTS
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1/4 cfresh lemon juice
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1/2 colive oil
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1/4 tspsalt
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1/4 tspfresh ground black pepper
How To Make roasted barley salad
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1Toss the barley with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and spread evenly in a roasting pans
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2Toss onions rings with 1 tbsp of olive oil and lay the rings on a cookie sheet. Season with salt and pepper
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3Place the pan of barley and the cookie sheet with the onions in a 375 degree oven and roast until the barley and onions turn golden brown, stirring the barley as needed for it to roast evenly.
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4Add the stock (or water) to the barley, cover with a sheet of foil and continue to roast until the barley absorbs the stock, about 30 minutes.
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5Remove the onions and barley from the oven and let cool at room temperature.
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6Assemble the salad by placing the following in a large bowl: the barley, the onions (saving a few for garnish) roasted red peppers and the chopped parsley.
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7Season with salt, pepper, adding the olive oil and lemon juice. Toss well. Place in serving dish an garnish. Refrigerate until service.
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