This salad has everything that’s good for you, looks pretty, tastes good, must be made ahead, goes well with anything…perfect. My husband really liked it, as did I.
I used my
home-canned black beans and some garden green beans. I substituted sunflower seeds I
buy in bulk for the pine nuts, which cost me 10 times as much here in the
Midwest. They added a perfect, slightly
sweet crunch when stirred in right before serving.
Two Bean and Barley Salad
½
cup Barley -- quick cooking
1
Cup Water -- for cooking barley
3
tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice
½
tablespoon Dijon Mustard
5
tablespoons Olive Oil
1
pint Black Beans, canned or
cooked -- rinsed and drained
¾
cup Red Onion -- finely chopped
½
pound Green Beans -- trimmed
4
tablespoons Honey Roasted
Sunflower Seeds
Cook the
barley according to package directions; drain.
Combine the lemon juice, mustard, and olive oil with salt and pepper
to taste until oil is emulsified.
Combine the
black beans, barley and onion, add the dressing and toss until well-combined.
Cook the
green beans 4-5 minutes until just tender, drain well. Cut into 1/4 inch pieces and add them to the
salad and top each serving with sunflower seeds.
Serve chilled
or at room temperature.
4 main dish
servings, 8 side salads
Adapted from "The Best of Gourmet
1992"
Oh, that sounds good too! Too bad we can't use sunflower nuts with the recent recall. Or have they packaged new ones recently that are safe to eat?
ReplyDeleteWell, my seeds were older...in light of the recall, I would use pine nuts. It's certainly very discouraging when food that is usually considered healthy has listeria!
DeleteJust this morning on the FDA web site they are still warning about sunflower seeds. The recall has been expanded it seems.
DeleteI would use the Pine Nuts or maybe some chopped pecans or almonds.
It is so frustrating with all these foods being recalled for health reasons above & beyond allergy issues. Good idea to sub the pecans or almond bits. :-) I think if hubby doesn't like the barley cold, I'll make it for myself on his work days like I do my mini pizzas and black bean dishes. ;-)
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