Barley Apple Walnut Salad

Barley Apple Walnut Salad is a beautiful and unique salad that you are going to want to eat. Just look at how lovely this salad looks. It’s simple to make, too.

This Barley Apple Walnut Salad will fill you up and nourish you.

Barley Apple Walnut Salad is filling and so good.

This delicious Barley Apple Walnut Salad recipe comes from the cookbook The Tastes of Ayurveda by Amrita Sondhi. It is comprised of arugula, a bitter lettuce that I truly love, fresh apples, walnuts and cooked barley, and topped with a wonderful Olive Oil Lemon Honey Vinaigrette.

Sondhi’s cookbook is filled with helpful nutrition information, and I look to it often.

Methodology and Nutrition Tips

The recipe calls for you to soak the barley overnight, and also soak the walnuts. However, if you prefer, you can simply cook the barley without soaking it, but it takes longer (about 30-45 minutes) and you will need about 3 cups of water. Soaking walnuts also makes them more digestiable and enhances the natural enzymes to make them more beneficial to you. Rinse the nuts after soaking and use immediately or store in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.

What You Need

For this recipe, you need knives, a cutting board, some good cooking pans, bowls, a colander, and measuring cups and spoons. A salad spinner would be helpful, too.

Barley Salad with Apples & Walnuts Recipe

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Barley Apple Walnut Salad

A delicious mix of cruchy and chewy ingredients makes this salad SO good.

Course Main Course, Salad

Cuisine Indian, Middle Eastern

Keyword Barley Apple Walnut

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Soaking Time (optional) 7 hours

Total Time 7 hours 25 minutes

Servings 4

Author Recipe Idea Shop / Lois Carter Crawford based on Tastes of Ayruveda

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients

• 1/2 cup barley
• 1 1/2 cups water for soaking
• 1 1/4 cups water for cooking
• 6 cups loosely packed baby arugula leaves
• 1/4 cup sliced celery
• 1 Gala apple cored and cut into small cubes (leave skin on)
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup walnuts soaked in water for 1 hour, rinsed and drained*
• 1/3 cup Dressing (ingredients below)

Dressing Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons honey (for vegan, use Agave Nectar instead of honey)
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
• 1/16 to 1/8 teaspoon cayenne (or hot paprika)

Instructions

Salad Instructions

1. Soak the barley in 1 1/2 cups water overnight to make it more digestible and bring out its natural enzymes.
2. Rinse the barley after soaking and cook it in 1 1/4 cups water.
3. Bring the water to a boil.
4. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer unti barley is tender, about 15 minutes.
5. Drain and cool.
6. In a large bowl, combine the barley with the celery, apple, parsley and walnuts.
7. Add the arugula to the barley mixture, toss with dressing and serve.

Dressing Instructions

1. In a 2-cup measuring cup or bowl, add the olive oil, lemon juice, honey (or agave), salt and cayene.

2. Whisk to emulstify.

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Recipe Notes

See separate recipe below for the vinaigrette.

Nutrition Information

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

Barley Apple Walnut Salad nutrition label. Each serving is about 2 cups.

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