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!

Barley Salad - With Tomatoes, Cucumbers, and Herbs in White Bowl

What even is Barley?

Have you ever tried barley? Its a chewy nutty cereal grain! Think of Quinoa, farro, barley, couscous…people are eating more and more of these things on a regular basis. Some even call it a superfood! Loaded with nutrients and a great source of fiber. Healthline dives deep into the nutrients if you are interested Here! Barley Nutrition

How to make Barley Salad

This really is one of the easiest salads to throw together and is totally guilt free!

  1. Cook your Barley. Bring water or Vegetable stock to a boil. Add your Barley and reduce to a simmer cooking for 30 minutes
  2. Chop your Veggies: We are using Red Onion, Grape Tomatoes, and Cucumber. I have a great video below on how to dice a cucumber for salad.
  3. Once your Barley is cooked transfer to a large bowl and allow to cool a few minutes
  4. Toss in your veggies and top with Olive Oil, Red Wine Vinegar, a pinch of sugar, some chopped parsley, and lastly grate some fresh pecorino romano on top!

Can you make this ahead of time?

Absolutley! combine your cooked barley and veggies in a large bowl and wrap in plastic wrap and keep in you fridge. Once you are ready to serve top with the oil and vinegar and grated parmesan.

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Barley Salad - With Tomatoes, Cucumbers, and Herbs in White Bowl

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!
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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

Calories: 268kcal, Carbohydrates: 42g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 4mg, Sodium: 146mg, Fiber: 9g, Sugar: 2g

Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.