Barley Vegetable Salad

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup pearl barley
• 1 cup carrot, thinly sliced
• 1 cup green pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup red pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup yellow pepper, diced
• 1/3 cup fresh dill, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup tomatoes, diced or 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes or 1/2 cup halved grape tomatoes (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan with lid, bring chicken broth to a boil.
• 2 stir in 1 cup pearl barley and return to a boil.
• 3 reduce heat to low, cover and cook 45 minutes or until the barley is tender and the liquid is absorbed.
• 4 whisk the dressing ingredients in a large bowl.
• 5 stir the dressing into the cooked barley while the barley is still hot.
• 6 let sit for five to ten minutes.
• 7 stir in the rest of the ingredients to the barley.
• 8 cover and refrigerate for at least two hours-- overnight if possible.