Best Lemony Vegetable Barley Salad Recipes

VEGGIE BARLEY SALAD

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.

MUSHROOM VEGETABLE BARLEY SALAD WITH LEMON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• 1. Cook barley in rice cooker or according to package directions.
• 2. Combine all ingredients for vinaigrette in glass jar with a lid and shake to combine.
• 3. Combine mushroom, beans, vegetables, and barley in large bowl.
• 4. Pour about half of the vinaigrette on salad, reserve rest for other recipe or use more if desired.
• 5. Cover bowl and allow to marinade for 30-minutes up to 4 hours at room temperature.
• 6. Serve with crumbled feta cheese as a main course salad or as a side.

VEGETABLE-BARLEY SALAD

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.

LEMONY VEGETABLE BARLEY PILAF

Steps:

• Barley -- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter on medium heat and add the onion and a little salt and pepper. Saute just 4-5 minutes. Add in the barley and cook another 2-3 minutes until coated with the onion butter mixture.
• Stir in the broth and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Reduce to low, and cover. Cook until just about tender, it will take about 20-25 minutes (follow the directions for cooking the barley).
• Vegetables -- Add in the red pepper and asparagus, cover and cook another, 3-4 minutes until tender. The asparagus and red pepper do not take long to cook Remove, stir in the lemon juice, zest, scallions and taste for salt and pepper, mix well, re-cover for a couple of minutes and serve.