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Beet & Barley Salad
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Beet & Barley Salad

Recipes »  Salad  »  Vegetable Salads

If more than two people at the table "love" beets and/or barley, don't expect to find any beet & barley salad leftovers for tomorrow's lunch unless you double this recipe . . . some family members like to eat this salad as though it's the main dish, y' know.

Yield: 6 Ready in 50 minutes

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: beets

(4.4, 5) 80% would make again (reviews)

Favorite favorite of 35 people 53 people Try Soon want to try


Verified by stevemur

Servings          
Original recipe makes 6
0.5 cupmedium pearl barley
0.25 tspSalt
2 cupsWater
2 cupscooked beets; diced
0.5 cupgreen onions; sliced
2 tbspfresh dill; minced
0.25 cupfeta cheese; crumbled
0.25 cupolive oil; (extra-virgin, preferrably)
0.25 cupred wine vinegar
0.25 tspSalt
black pepper; to taste
0.5 tspsugar; (if desired)

Beet & Barley Salad Preparation

Rinse barley in cold water; drain. Place barley in small saucepan with salt and water. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer over low heat 40 to 45 minutes--till tender and water is absorbed. Set aside to cool in a large serving bowl.

Add beets, green onions, dill, and feta to cooled barley.

Whisk together olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and, if desired, sugar. Add to beet-barley mixture. Toss lightly. Serve.

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Calories Per Serving: 188
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Beet & Barley Salad Reviews

Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
Attractive, but it tastes too pickled for my liking
5 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 9 hours, 3 minutes ago
Super yummy and beautiful to look at!
10 months, 4 days, 6 hours, 5 minutes ago
Super delish, so EASY & really a beautiful looking salad!
1 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 17 hours, 42 minutes ago
awesome. I used dry dill and it was still delicious!
1 years, 6 months, 1 weeks, 5 days, 18 hours, 5 minutes ago
If you and your family like barley, cook it ahead of time (in quantity) and store in the refrigerator for up to one week. It can be used to replace rice in many recipes. Also: Barley is known to raise good cholesterol levels while lowering the bad. [I posted this recipe.]
3 years, 10 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 23 hours, 20 minutes ago

Tags

  1. beets
  2. barley
  3. feta
  4. Easy Recipes
  5. Healthy Eating
  6. colorful salad

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