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Festive Barley Salad

This gorgeous quick and easy to make festive barley salad with mustard & pomegranate dressing makes for a lovely light, refreshing and colourful side dish and the pomegranate arils addd a nice tangy note.

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Course Lunch, Salad, Side Dish

Ingredients

ROASTED CARROTS

500 g carrots, peeled and cut on the diagonal
2 tsp olive oil
½ tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp fresh thyme leaves, minced
Salt and black pepper

SALAD

2 cups cooked barley
½ small red onion, finely chopped
1 cup fresh pomegranate arils
2 nectarines, sliced
1 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
1 small red cabbage, finely chopped
¼ sliced almonds, toasted

DRESSING

⅓ cup EV olive oil
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 small garlic clove, minced
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
1 tsbp tamari sauce
Salt and black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Combine all the ingredients in a glass jar. Close the lid tightly and give it a good shake.
Season to taste.

Notes

Recipe with thanks to Bronni Darné @365wholesomedays

Keywords Barley salad recipe, Easy salad recipe, Festive Salad recipe, healthy salad recipe

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