Description
This spring salad recipe is fresh and flavorful, made with arugula, barley, cucumber, and black currants, it’s tossed in a tangy honey-lemon dressing.
Ingredients
For the Salad:
4–5 cups Fresh Arugula
1 cup Cooked Barley
1 cup Cucumber (diced)
1/2 cup Red Bell Pepper (diced)
1/4 cup Red Onion (diced)
1/4 cup Black Currants
For the Dressing:
1/2 cup Partanna Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 Lemon (juiced)
1 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
3–4 tbsp Honey
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Instructions
Prepare Your Ingredients: Start by cooking you barley. While that cooks, dice your cucumber, bell pepper, and red onion so that your veggies are all roughly the same size.
Make Your Dressing: While the barley cools off, prepare your dressing by adding your olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, honey, salt, and pepper to a small bowl and mixing together using a whisk or fork. Taste and adjust with more salt and pepper if needed.
Assemble Your Salad: Add your arugula, cooked barley, cucumber, red bell pepper, red onion, and black currants to a large bowl.
Dress Your Salad: Pour your dressing over the top of your salad and toss it together using a pair of tongs or salad tossers. Serve and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Salad