How is everyone’s week going?
It’s rainy here, but honestly I kind of love it when it rains in the spring! The temp stays around 60 (which is perfect spring weather) and I get to pretend I’m curling up with a book and a blanket is the comfiest arm chair you can imagine. Rainy days are the best! Especially if there is some thunder and lightning involved.
Is it weird that I love falling asleep to a good thunderstorm? It just sounds so comforting to me for some reason. Anyone else? (Just me?)
Ok, back to this salad. So this was one of those moments where I started throwing things into a bowl and luckily it turned out to be SO delicious! Seriously, the dressing for this thing is one of my favorites.
And the barley and beans mean that this salad has a bit more staying power than your average bowl. Plus, it’s crazy easy to throw together (less than 20 min) AND packs well for lunch the next day!
Ugh just LOOK at that dressing! And despite what you might think, there is absolutely no cream/milk involved (which is a big deal for my husband).
It is completely vinegar/oil based and that means that you can go ahead and spoon as much as you want over this salad (or right into your mouth). Trust me, you’ll want to.
- 1 14 oz. can small white beans
- About 1.5 cup uncooked instant barley
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 24 oz. container chicken broth
- ½ red onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 cucumber deseeded and diced
- 1 bunch parsley (roughly chopped)
- Dressing
- The juice of 1 lemon
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ cup rice wine vinegar
- In a large pot, add the chicken broth & salt and bring to a boil.
- Add the barley and cook for about 20 minutes or until soft and tender.
- Using a strainer, drain and rinse with cold water.
- Add to a large bowl.
- Open the can of beans and pour into the strainer. Rinse with cold water and add to the barley.
- Add in the sliced red onion, diced cucumber, and roughly chopped parsley.
- Dressing
- In a food processor combine all of the ingredients for the dressing except for the olive oil.
- While blending, slowly add the olive oil to form an emulsion.
- Pour over the bean and barley mixture and toss to combine.
- Chill in the fridge for about 15 minutes to let the flavors meld (optional) and serve!
This salad looks so delicious! I love salads that aren’t the typical lettuce and spinach type!
Paige
http://thehappyflammily.com
Same! While a love a good green salad, sometimes it’s nice to switch things up 🙂
I love all of these ingredients. So they must be delicious when all combined together.
Thanx!
i read this post yesterday and told myself I’d make that dressing today. Love it! Now, this salad is definitely on my list. It looks delicious and so healthy.
Isn’t it so good?! Let me know how you like the salad, Manuela!!
April showers is a real thing!! That’s something I just discovered (now that I live in Boston). Your pictures are gorgeous and enticing. This salad looks so delicious. I would love to try it.
This dressing is simple but SO good. I’ve been putting it on greek pasta salad and I can’t tell you how delicious it is.
Thanks so much, Brittany! It’s one of my absolute favorites as well! Thanks for commenting 🙂
This dressing is simple but sooo good. I put it on pasta salad with tons of feta.
Thanks so much, Brittany!!! I’m so glad you loved it too!
Barley,beans,a cup of olive oil. This salad sounds delicious, but it has to be high in calories….are there calori ecounts anywhere for this dish? I could happily eat a large bowl, but I’d love to know how many calories I’m eating…
Hi Jenny, I personally don’t believe in counting calories (I’m a firm believer in intuitive eating) but I am sure that you could plug the ingredients into a calorie counter online and get an answer! Hope you enjoy!!
This tastes amazing!!! Thanks for sharing!!
I just made this for lunches for the week. I added chicken and feta crumbles, and used chickpeas since that what I had, and am going to put it on top of greens I only used half the dressing and it was plenty! I think I’d prefrer it with less oil so I’m going to half it next time. Thanks for the yummy recipe!
I’m so glad! It’s one of my favorites, too 🙂
This looks delicious. I love any salad with beans and the vinaigrette is so simple. I think it will be on my menu for the upcoming week!
Hello! Found you on Pinterest and I adore your blog. This salad looks WONDERFUL. Can’t wait to make it. I’m thinking tomorrow! xo, Tiffany http://www.parsnipsandpastries.com
It is one of my favorites! Let me know how you like it!
Absolutely delicious!!! will be making this often