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Pearl barley “tabbouleh” with green chilli, lime and celery vinaigrette

By Khanya Mzongwana
4
Easy
15 minutes
30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 t fresh chillies, gingers, lemongrass, sliced and diced
  • ¼ cup celery, peeled and sliced
  • 2 T extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 T white wine vinegar
  • 2 T lime juice
  • 260 g pearl barley, cooked and rinsed
  • 2 Israeli cucumbers, sliced
  • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • Microherbs, to garnish
  • Hass avocados, for serving

Method

  1. Place the chillies, ginger, lemongrass, celery and olive oil in a mortar and pestle and pound into a chunky paste.
  2. Stir through the mirin and lime juice. Mix the dressing into the cooked barley and add the cucumbers.
  3. Toss through the microherbs and serve with fresh avocado halves.

Cook's note: This beautiful salad would be fantastic with grilled lamb chops, but is also superb on its own. An awesome addition to a picnic basket or a simple lunch spread, barley is inexpensive, healthy and filling, so this is the ultimate guilt-free food. Creamy Hass avocados add a bit of indulgence and fresh jalapeños smashed with ginger and mirin make it unforgettable.

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