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This vegan pearl barley winter salad is loaded with iron-rich ingredients all smothered in a lemony, sumac tahini dressing. It's perfect for meal prep lunches and is full of healthy flavour

Pearl Barley Winter Salad

Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 35 mins | Total: 50 mins | Quantity: 2 generous servings

Ingredients

Roast Vegetable Ingredients:

  • 2 large sweet potatoes
  • 400g can chickpeas – drained
  • drizzle of oil
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • salt and pepper
  • 40g (1/4 cup) pumpkin seeds

Salad Ingredients:

  • 190g (1 cup) pearl barley
  • 500ml (2 cups) vegetable stock/broth
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 3-4 inch piece of cucumber
  • 40g (1/4 cup) dried cranberries (sub with sultanas or dried apricots)

Salad Dressing Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon tahini
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 teaspoon garlic granules
  • 1 tablespoon flax seeds
  • 1 teaspoon sumac

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 180 Fan / 200 C / 400 F / Gas 6
  2. Dice the sweet potatoes into bite sized chunks then toss together with the drained chickpeas, oil, smoked paprika, oregano and a good pinch each of salt and pepper
  3. Tip onto a baking tray and roast for 20 minutes
  4. While they're roasting cook the pearly barley by bubbling with the stock/broth for 15-20 minutes over a medium heat until all the liquid is absorbed
  5. While everything is cooking, peel and finely slice the red onion and roughly dice the cucumber and bell pepper. Put into a large bowl along with the cranberries
  6. In a jar with a lid put all the ingredients for the dressing
  7. After 20 minutes of roasting add the pumpkin seeds to the tray and return to the oven for a further 15 minutes
  8. Add the cooked pearl barley and tray of roasted sweet potato, chickpeas and pumpkin seeds to the bowl of vegetables
  9. Shake the jar of dressing then pour over the salad. Stir everything together until well mixed
  10. Eat while still warm or cool and store in the fridge

Recipe by The Cook & Him at https://thecookandhim.com/recipes/pearl-barley-winter-salad/