Caribbean Barley Salad by Melissa Gardner

Caribbean Barley Salad

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Published 6th Oct 2021

Wonderful summer salad.

Caribbean Barley Salad Ingredients

  • 3 cups water
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup barley
  • 1 large mango, peeled and diced, divided
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups cooked black beans
  • 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
  • ½ cup diced red onion
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon minced jalapeno pepper

Caribbean Barley Salad Cook Instructions

Prep20m
Cook25m
Ready In65m
Servings4 servings
  1. Bring water and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a saucepan. Add barley; cover and simmer until tender yet firm to the bite, about 20 minutes. Drain any excess cooking liquid and let cool completely, 20 to 30 minutes.
  2. Mash 1/4 of the mango against the side of a large bowl using a fork or potato masher. Whisk in lime juice, olive oil, cumin, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add barley, remaining mango, black beans, grape tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, and jalapeno; toss until well-combined.

Caribbean Barley Salad Nutritions

  • Calories: 294 calories
  • Carbohydrate: 49.8 g
  • Fat: 8 g
  • Fiber: 12.5 g
  • Protein: 9.4 g
  • SaturatedFat: 1.2 g
  • Sodium: 942.9 mg
  • Sugar: 12.7 g

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