Tag: Barley and Black Bean Salad

This barley and black bean salad is a nice, healthy salad. It makes for a great side or salad to take to lunch.

Served cold, this salad is great to take to work for lunch (according to Anita!).

Also try my barley and snap pea salad.

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Barley and Black Bean Salad

This barley and black bean salad is a nice, healthy salad. It makes for a great side or salad to take to lunch.

Course Side

Cuisine American

Keyword bean salad

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Calories 270kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Health Magazine

Ingredients

• 1 cup pearl barley uncooked quick-cooking
• 15 ounce black beans rinsed, drained
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
• ½ cup green bell pepper minced
• ½ cup Monterey cheese cut into 1/4" cubes (or Pepper Jack)
• ⅓ cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• cayenne pepper optional, to taste

Instructions

• Cook barley according to package instructions but do not add salt. Drain and rinse. Let cool.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl. Add in barley and stir. Serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 492mg | Potassium: 561mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 527IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutritional values are approximate.