black bean and barley chopped salad

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Black Bean and Barley Chopped Salad

 

Recipe By :General Electric Appliances Recipe Archive

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:10

Categories : Salads

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 1/2 cups water

1/2 cup pearled barley

1 cup canned black beans -- drained

3/4 cup corn kernels -- thawed if frozen

3/4 cup Italian style peeled tomatoes -- drained and chopped

1/2 cup green peas -- thawed if frozen

1/2 avocado -- chopped

2 tablespoons fresh cilantro -- chopped

1/4 cup water

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 scallion -- white part only, finely chopped

1 1/2 tsp. olive oil

1 clove garlic -- minced

1/4 pound european salad blend (mixed greens)

 

Bring water to a boil in a heavy pot. Add barley and reduce heat to low. Cover

and simmer 35-40 minutes until water has evaporated and barley is tender. Remove

from heat. Transfer barley to a cookie sheet. Spread barley out to cool briefly.

 

While barley is cooking, combine next 7 ingredients and salt to taste in a salad

bowl. Cover and refrigerate until barley is cooled. Combine remaining

ingredients, except lettuce, in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake vigorously

until emulsified. Set aside. Transfer cooled barley to bean and vegetable

mixture. Toss. Add dressing and toss again. Serve on a bed of lettuce.

 

Source:

" http://www.mixingspoon.com/perl/geaRecipe?5997 "

Start to Finish Time:

" 1:00 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 256 Calories; 7g Fat (22.6% calories from

fat); 9g Protein; 42g Carbohydrate; 11g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 221mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit;

1 Fat.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 4778 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4163

 

 

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