Melissa Gardner Recipe ∘ Caribbean Barley Salad

Wonderful summer 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

Cooking Directions

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.

Nutrition Facts

• calories294
• carbohydrateContent49.8 g
• fatContent8 g
• fiberContent12.5 g
• proteinContent9.4 g
• saturatedFatContent1.2 g
• sodiumContent942.9 mg
• sugarContent12.7 g