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Barley salad with sweetcorn, roasted capsicum and feta

Barley, with its slightly chewy texture and mildly nutty flavor, is delicious in salads. Try our healthy vegetarian recipe - the salty feta and sweetcorn all add to the depth of flavour in this delicious low-cost meal.

  • Time to make: 40 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (200g) pearl barley
  • 1 ½ cups corn kernels
  • 1 ½ cups trimmed, sliced green beans (can be frozen or fresh)
  • 200g store-bought roasted red capsicum, sliced
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 4 spring onions, trimmed, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons currants
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • cracked black pepper
  • 50g feta, crumbled
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook barley in a large saucepan of boiling water over medium-high heat for about 25 minutes, or until al dente. Drain.

    2 Steam, boil or microwave corn kernels for 5 minutes, or until tender. Add beans in the last 2 minutes of cooking time. Refresh under cold running water. Drain.

    3 In a large bowl combine barley, corn, beans, capsicum, spinach, spring onion, parsley and currants. Add olive oil and lemon juice. Toss to combine. Season with black pepper. Top with feta and serve.

    Variations

    Make it vegan: Instead of feta use a vegan cheese, such as Sheese Greek style.

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