Black-Eye Pea And Barley Salad

Ready in : 45 mins

Black-Eye Pean And Barley Salad requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8 and costs 49 cents per serving. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 75 calories. 1 person has tried and liked this recipe. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. If you have scallion diagonally, lemon juice, bell pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Foodista. With a spoonacular score of 53%, this dish is solid. Similar recipes are GlendaLee's Black-Eye Pea Salad, Barley & Black-eyed Pea Salad, and Inspiration and Ghanaian Black Eye Pea Curry.

Diets

GLUTEN FREE

DAIRY FREE

LACTO OVO VEGETARIAN

Ingredients

cilantro

2 teaspoons

corn kernels

1 cup

garlic

0.25 teaspoon

ground cumin

0.5 teaspoon

honey

0.25 teaspoon

lemon juice

0.25 cup

lemon zest

0.5 teaspoon

olive oil

3 tablespoons

lettuce leaves

1 leaf

scallion diagonally

1 cup

bell pepper

1 large

Cooking in Steps

1
In a dry saucepan, lightly toast the barley over moderate heat until fragrant, about 5 min., stirring to prevent burning.

barley

sandwich bread

sauce pan
2
Add vegetable broth and bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer gently until the liquid is absorbed and the barley is tender, about 40 min.

vegetable broth

barley
3
Remove from the heat and let stand, partially uncovered, until cooled to room temperature before stirring.Meanwhile, cook the peas in lightly salted boiling water until just tender but not mushy, about 15 min.

water

peas
4
Drain, cook, and set aside.TO MAKE THE VINAIGRETTE - In a small bowl, whisk together the lime (or lemon) juice, zest, garlic, cumin, cilantro, oil, and honey; add sea salt and cayenne pepper to taste.In a large glass bowl, layer the barley, peas, roasted pepper, tomatoes, scallions and corn.

cayenne pepper

vinaigrette

green onions

cilantro

sea salt

tomato

barley

garlic

pepper

cumin

honey

juice

lemon

corn

lime

peas

cooking oil

whisk

bowl
5
Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and toss before serving. If you like...arrange greens on serving plates and top with the salad.Note: Be sure to buy pearled barley, which has been hulled and polished. Barley that isn't pearled never readily softens when cooked.

pearl barley

vinaigrette

barley

greens