Kitchen appliances and utensils
- kitchen scales;
- measuring device;
- cutting board;
- deep salad bowl;
- knife;
- tablespoon;
- tea spoon.
Ingredients
- boiled pearl barley - 200 g
- olives - 200 g
- tomatoes - 200 g
- green onions - 1 stalk
- parsley - 1 bunch
- lemon juice - 2 tbsp. l
- mustard - 0.5 tsp.
- olive oil - 50 ml
Step cooking
- We cut olives weighing 200 g in half.
- We cut 200 g of tomatoes into medium-sized cubes.
- Finely chop 1 stalk of green onions and a bunch of parsley.
- In a deep salad bowl, mix 200 g of boiled pearl barley and prepared ingredients.
- In a separate container, pour 50 ml of olive oil, 2 tbsp. l lemon juice and add to them 0.5 tsp. mustard.
- Season salad with ready-made sauce and mix the ingredients well.
Did you know? If the sauce is too hot for you, you can add 0.5 tsp. liquid honey.
Despite the fact that barley salad is dietary, the presence of healthy cereals makes it very satisfying. You can safely replace a full dinner with such a salad.
Useful cooking tips
In order to make the finished salad even tastier and more original, we suggest you pay attention to the following recommendations:
- Before boiling the cereals, it is best to soak in cold water for 3 hours.
- In order for the finished barley to be more fragrant and tasty, it can be boiled in vegetable broth.
- It is better to use parsley not curly, but flat (Italian): it has much more taste and aroma.
- Instead of olives or in addition to olives, capers or olives can be used.
Video recipe
We suggest you watch a video with a detailed recipe for preparing a delicious Italian salad of pearl barley. You will learn how to chop the ingredients and make dressing for this dish.
Now you know how to make a delicious and very healthy pearl barley salad, and how to diversify this dish. Tell us how often do you use barley in your recipes? Did you know that from this cereal plant you can make a real Italian salad? Do not forget to share your culinary experience in the comments.
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