Tomato Cucumber Barley Salad
Barley is cooked until tender, then tossed with tomatoes, cucumber, pecorino romano, and other fresh ingredients for a delicious salad. It’s a great potluck side for the summer!
Have you ever tried barley?
It seems that 5 years ago you wouldn’t necessarily be able to find it at the local grocery store.
But apparently, America is going through a specialty grain explosion.
Quinoa, farro, barley, couscous…people are eating more and more of these things on a regular basis.
Barley is definitely my favorite out of these (and it doesn’t hurt that it’s also really cheap).
Throw it with some diced cucumbers (video below on how to seed and dice it), some tomatoes, and herbs for a delicious salad!
Tomato Cucumber Barley Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup pearled barley
- 2 cups water or vegetable stock
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup red onion finely chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- pinch of sugar
- 1/2 pint grape tomatoes
- 1/2 cup diced cucumber peeled and seeded
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1/8 cup grated pecorino romano
Instructions
- If you have one, the easiest way to cook the barley is in a rice cooker. All you have to do is throw the barley, water or vegetable stock, and a pinch of salt in, and push the button. If you don’t have a rice cooker, cook it in a saucepan by bringing it to a boil, then reducing to a simmer, and cooking for 30 minutes with a lid on.
- Move the cooked barley to a large bowl, and add in all the remaining ingredients. That’s it! Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
11 Comments on “Tomato Cucumber Barley Salad”
Nice recipes. Thanks very much.
Nice recipe. Thank you.
I had no idea I could make barley in my rice cooker! That makes me love my rice cooker even more than I already do. Looks great- I’ll have to try this!
YES! I cook a lot of my grains in my rice cooker. I do quinoa in there, barley, rice of course, and even israeli couscous. How high quality of a rice cooker do you have? Mine is mid range and it does pretty well. When I stick with the 2:1 ratio it always comes out great! I love that all I have to do is throw things in and then push a button =)
I just love these simple ingredients that come together to make a perfect refreshing summer salad! Excellent post!
I really love the sound of this. I cook with barley in the winter, in soups & stews but I’ve never thought to use it in a salad. Great idea, thanks!! 😀
Surprisingly enough I’ve only ever really had barley in the salad version. It’s SO good. You must try it! If you have any barley “wintery” recipes please send me the link! I would love to try something like that.
This looks like something I will most DEFINITLEY have to try for myself!!!
Beautiful salad and refreshing….The picture too!
Yum Yum Yum… this looks delicious!