French Barley Salad Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special
From dione73 15 years agoIngredients
- 1/2 cup pearl or raw barley shopping list
- 2 cups water shopping list
- 1 cup halved or quartered mushrooms shopping list
- 1 cup peeled and diced carrots shopping list
- 1 cup cut green beans, trimmed and halved shopping list
- 1 cup thinly sliced red or yellow bell peppers shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley shopping list
- 2 teaspoons butter shopping list
- 2/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts shopping list
- Dressing shopping list
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 1.5 lemons) shopping list
- 1/4 cup olive oil shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed shopping list
- 1/2-1 teaspoon Dijon mustard shopping list
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill (1 1/2 tsp dried or 2 tsp freeze dried) shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- freshly ground black pepper to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Using a strainer, rinse the barley and drain. In a small heavy skillet on low heat, roast the barley until fragrant and beginning to brown. Place the barley and water in a small saucepan, cover, and bring to a simmer. Cook on low heat until most of the water has been absorbed and the barley is soft, about 40 minutes.
- While the barley cooks, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients. In a separated bowl, pour half of the dressing over th emushrooms and set aside. Blanch the carrots in boiling water for baout 1 minute. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large serving bowl. Blanch the green beans for 3 to 4 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool. Stir the bell peppers and parsley and marinated mushrooms into the bowl of carrots.
- In a skillet, heat the butter. When it sizzles, saute the walnuts until they are coated and the butter begins to brown. Remove from the heat.
- When the barley is tender, drain it in a colander. Add the drained barley and the remaining dressing to the serving bowl and mix well. Allow the salad to sit for at least 30 minutes before serving. Just before serving, gently toss the green beans and walnuts into the salad.
- Notes: To make the recipe healthier, try using less oil. Also, toast the walnuts in a dry skillet or oven instead of in a skillet with butter. This recipe doubles very well.
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I am not a vegetarian, but the Moosewood cookbook was very popular back when I was in college and I remember eating great meals by friends using it. This sounds really delicious.
joe1155 in Munchen loved it
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