Barley salad with feta and pine nuts (vegetarian)

Pine nuts add a gourmet crunch to this sensational barley salad.

Recipe «Barley salad with feta and pine nuts (vegetarian)» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 cup pearl barley, 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts*, 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, halved, 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved, 75g wild rocket , 100g feta, crumbled, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 2 tbsp white wine vinegar , 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1/3 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup finely sliced basil leaves, Salt, to season.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pearl barley 
• 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts* 
• 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, halved 
• 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved 
• 75g wild rocket 
• 100g feta, crumbled 
• 1 garlic clove, crushed 
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar 
• 2 tbsp lemon juice 
• 1/3 cup olive oil 
• 1/4 cup finely sliced basil leaves 
• Salt, to season 

Instructions

1. Place barley in a saucepan with 1.5L (6 cups) boiling water. Simmer for 25 minutes or until just tender.
2. Rinse under cold water, then drain.
3. To make dressing, place all ingredients in a screw-top jar and shake well.
4. Place pine nuts, olives, tomatoes and rocket in a large bowl with barley.
5. Add dressing, toss to combine. Serve in bowls, top with feta and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.