Barley salad
Description
The salad is quick and easy to prepare. I suggest adding fresh cucumber, tomato, red onion, and olives to the salad. To prepare the salad, cook the barley until tender, though it's recommended to soak the grain beforehand to reduce cooking time. For dressing, a mixture of vegetable oil with lemon juice or apple cider vinegar works well for barley salads. Before serving, it's best to refrigerate the finished salad for several hours, allowing the barley to absorb the dressing and vegetable juices. The salad is now ready to serve.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients. Let's get started!
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Step 2
Boil the barley. Rinse the grain and soak it in water for 1-1.5 hours, then place the grain into boiling water in a 1:3 ratio and cook until done. Let it cool.
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Step 3
Cut the tomato into cubes and the olives into halves.
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Step 4
Dice the cucumber, slice the onion into thin half-rings, and chop the garlic with a knife.
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Step 5
Assemble the salad. Place all the ingredients in a large salad bowl, add chopped herbs, salt, and pepper.
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Step 6
Toss the salad, dress with vegetable oil and lemon juice. Serve immediately or let it sit for a couple of hours in the refrigerator; the salad will become even more flavorful.
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Step 7
Done.