Roasted Barley Salad with Bacon and Vegetables

Name: Roasted Barley Salad with Bacon and Vegetables
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps apple cider vinegar; 6 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 leave l bay; 1 carrot, cut into 1/2-inch rounds; 2 cloves garlic, sliced thin; 1 liters chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth; 227 grams button mushroom, sliced 1/4-inch thick; 59 milliliters olive oil; 177 milliliters bunch Italian parsley, minced (about; 340 grams 3/4 cups pearl barley; 8 servings Salt; 1 Tbsp minced thyme leaves; 1 liters water; 1 zucchini, cut 1/2-inch rounds

Roasted Barley Salad with Bacon and Vegetables requires about 50 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 321 calories, 11g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. It works well as a rather inexpensive side dish. A mixture of low-salt chicken broth, garlic, button mushroom, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Put barley in a saute pan over medium heat and toast until medium brown. In a pot, bring the stock and water to a boil with the bay leaf and salt.

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Bay Leaves

Barley

Stock

Toast

Water

Salt

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Frying Pan

Pot

Add toasted barley and cook until tender about20 minutes.

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Barley

Drain and spread out on cookie sheet to cool.

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Spread

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Baking Sheet

Cook bacon in nonstick skillet until crisp.

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Bacon

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Remove and add the garlic to the same skillet. When it begins to turn light brown, add the carrots and thyme.

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Carrot

Garlic

Thyme

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Saute for 1 minute, then add the zucchini and continue to saute for another 30 seconds. Take off the heat and add vinegar and olive oil, and season. Set aside and let cool.

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Olive Oil