Mandarin Barley Salad

Name: Mandarin Barley Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 312 grams can mandarin oranges, drained; 237 milliliters diced celery; 2 Tbsps cider vinegar; 59 milliliters sliced green onion; 227 grams can mushroom stems and pieces, drained; 237 milliliters uncooked quick-cooking barley; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters slivered almonds; 2 Tbsps soy sauce; 118 milliliters vegetable oil

Mandarin Barley Salad requires roughly 25 minutes from start to finish. This dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 178 calories. If you have mandarin oranges, slivered almonds, soy sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a very reasonably priced hor d'oeuvre. Users who liked this recipe also liked Mandarin and Polenta Cake with Mandarin Syrup, Broccoli Mandarin Salad, and Asian Mandarin Salad.

Instructions

Cook barley according to package directions; drain and cool. In a bowl, combine the barley, mushrooms, celery and onions. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, soy sauce and salt; shake well.

Ingredients you will need

Mushrooms

Soy Sauce

Vinegar

Barley

Celery

Onion

Shake

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Pour over barley mixture and stir to coat. Gently stir in oranges and almonds. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.

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Almonds

Orange

Barley

Equipment

Bowl

Ingredients

Servings:

312grams

can mandarin oranges, drained 237milliliters

diced celery 2Tbsps

cider vinegar 59milliliters

sliced green onion 227grams

can mushroom stems and pieces, drained 237milliliters

uncooked quick-cooking barley 1teaspoons

salt 118milliliters

slivered almonds 2Tbsps

soy sauce 118milliliters

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Gruener Veltliner

Salad can be paired with Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Gruener Veltliner. Sauvignon Blanc and Gruner Veltliner both have herby notes that complement salads with enough acid to match tart vinaigrettes, while a Chardonnay can be a good pick for creamy salad dressings. You could try Beaulieu Vineyard Carneros Chardonnay. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 22 dollars per bottle.

Beaulieu Vineyard Carneros Chardonnay

Fine yellow-green gold color. The opulent, forward fruit strongly manifests itself with rich, pear-honey and vanilla extract aromas, with overtones of fresh herbs and marzipan. Very full, lush flavors reveal integrated, typically Carneros, ripe apple and peachy fruit combined with the spicy vanilla-cinnamon elements of oak. The finish is creamy, round, and toasty, neither "charry" nor resiny, the oak finely balanced the powerful fruit. This is a luxuriously textured, high extract wine; a great foil for rich fish dishes, savory chicken, or a veal roast.