Barley, Shrimp And Corn Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup pearl barley
• 1 lb cooked small shrimp
• 2 cups frozen corn kernels
• 1/2 cup diced green pepper
• 1/2 cup diced red pepper
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon, zest of
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 cook barley in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, stirring occasionally, about 35 minutes.
• 2 drain and rinse.
• 3 transfer to large bowl.
• 4 add shrimp, corn, peppers, onions, thyme and zest.
• 5 whisk lemon juice with salt and pepper; whisk in oil in thin stream; add to salad and toss well.
• 6 adjust seasoning.
• 7 (can be prepared up to 1 day ahead and, in fact, gets better as it ‘sits’.).