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Welcome to my blog. It is great to have you here.

I am excited to share this blogging journey with you and to invite you into my kitchen and my culinary adventures! As mentioned in my bio (here), my intention is to share with you quick, simple, easy and delicious recipes.

I have always enjoyed cooking and experimenting with ingredients but I don’t like spending hours in the kitchen. As a result, I prefer dishes that I can prepare in about 30 minutes. unless I’m entertaining.

So full disclosure, I love salads!

A good salad can stand on its own with your choice of protein on the side or as a main, with your protein incorporated into the salad itself. When one mentions salad, most people tend to immediately think greens, or lettuce. But this doesn’t have to be the case. You can turn almost anything into a salad and you can eat them either hot or cold.

I created this recipe after a recent trip to visit family. More on that in my next post. I am now in love with barley (yes that’s a strong word) and have added it to my pantry staples. It is nutrient-dense with a chewy and nutty flavour.

This was my second attempt at cooking barley and I came up with this salad recipe which received rave reviews. Yay!!!!

This lovely, flavourful salad is amazing and nutritious. It is packed with Vitamin C, lycopene from the tomatoes, fibre from the barley and protein from the chickpeas.

To make the barley the star of this recipe, either add about 1/2 cup of the curried barley. Alternatively, you can halve the amount of the cucumbers, chickpeas and peppers. Note that this will affect the number of servings you will get.

Note that I didn’t pair a dressing with this salad given the ingredients. The curry and coconut barley, feta and olives are already flavourful. But feel free to add a dressing of your choice.

I’d recommend a light oil-based vinaigrette over a creamy dressing with this recipe.

Curried Barley & Chickpea Salad

This salad is aromatic, flavourful and easy to put together.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Course Salad

Cuisine Caribbean

Servings 6

Ingredients

2 cups coconut curried barley cooked
2 cups cherry tomatoes sliced in half
1 cup cucumbers sliced
¼ cup red onions
1 15 oz can chickpeas
2 tbsp feta cheese crumbled
¼ cup red, yellow, green and orange sweet peppers each
¼ cup olives

Instructions

Slice tomatoes, chop onions, peppers and cucumbers.
Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
In a large bowl, add the curried chickpeas, chopped vegetables, chickpeas, feta and feta cheese.
Toss all ingredients to combine.
Serve as a side or main dish. Bon apetite!