Barley Salad With Mandarins

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup uncooked quick-cooking barley
• 1 (8 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil (i used 1/4 c. canola oil and it was great)
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds

Recipe

• 1 cook barley according to package directions; drain (if necessary) and cool.
• 2 in a bowl, combine the barley, mushrooms, celery and onions.
• 3 in a jar with a tight fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, soy sauce and salt;,shake well.
• 4 pour over barley mixture and stir to coat.
• 5 gently stir in the oranges and almonds.
• 6 cover and refrigerate for four hours or overnight.