Chicken and barley salad

For a quick and healthy meal, try our Chicken and barley salad recipe.

Recipe «Chicken and barley salad» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 cup pearl barley, 2 chicken breast fillets, trimmed, 1 tbsp whole black peppercorns, 1 brown onion, halved, 4 green onions, trimmed, white part only thinly sliced , 1/2 cup roasted red capsicum strips, 75g baby rocket, 2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted , 2 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tsp olive oil, 2 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp honey.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pearl barley 
• 2 chicken breast fillets, trimmed 
• 1 tbsp whole black peppercorns 
• 1 brown onion, halved 
• 4 green onions, trimmed, white part only thinly sliced 
• 1/2 cup roasted red capsicum strips 
• 75g baby rocket 
• 2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted 
• 2 tbsp lemon juice 
• 2 tsp olive oil 
• 2 tsp ground cumin 
• 1 tsp honey 

Instructions

1. Place barley in a bowl. Cover with warm water. Set aside for 30 minutes. Drain. Transfer to a large saucepan. Add 6 cups cold water. Bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 25 to 30 minutes or until tender. Rinse under cold water. Drain. Transfer to a large bowl.
2. Meanwhile, place chicken, peppercorns and brown onion in a large saucepan. Add 5 cups cold water. Partially cover. Bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 5 to 7 minutes or until just cooked through. Remove from heat. Set aside for 5 minutes. Remove chicken from onion mixture. Set aside to cool slightly. Discard onion mixture. Shred chicken.
3. Add chicken to barley. Add green onion, capsicum, rocket and pine nuts. Season with pepper.
4. Make dressing: Place lemon juice, oil, cumin and honey in a screw-top jar. Secure lid. Shake to combine. Pour over chicken mixture. Toss to combine. Serve.