Salad - savoury fruit and barley
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Recipe highlights Serves: 6
- Store covered in fridge (under 5°C)
- Dairy free
- Egg free
- Low salt
- Vegetarian
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds
1 cup quick barley grain, (see Notes)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons canola or olive oil
1 tablespoon chutney
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 small carrot, grated
1 medium apple, finely chopped
1 cup chopped pineapple
1 small red capsicum, finely sliced
1 small green capsicum, finely sliced
1/4 cup chopped raisins
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
mignonette lettuce leaves
Cooking method
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1. Toast almonds on oven tray in moderate oven (180°C) for 5 minutes or until a light golden colour.
2. Add barley gradually to large saucepan of boiling water. Boil uncovered 20 minutes or until barley is tender. Drain and rinse under cold water.
3. Combine barley with remaining ingredients, except lettuce, and chill. Serve on lettuce-lined platter.
Notes: Barley grain can be obtained in health food stores or in the heatlh section in the supermarket.
To complete the meal serve with grilled fish, meat or chicken.
Nutritional facts
 | Average quantity per Serving | Average quantity per 100g |
| Weight (g) | 168.22g | 100.00g |
| Energy (kJ) | 1240.36kJ | 737.36kJ |
| Protein (g) | 5.52g | 3.28g |
| Total fat (g) | 13.36g | 7.94g |
| - Saturated fat (g) | 1.00g | 0.59g |
| - Polyunsaturated fat (g) | 5.27g | 3.13g |
| - Monounsaturated fat (g) | 6.19g | 3.68g |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0.00mg | 0.00mg |
| Carbohydrate-available (g) | 35.46g | 21.08g |
| CarbohydrateSE (g) | 35.38g | 21.03g |
| - Sugars (g) | 15.41g | 9.16g |
| Water (g) | 102.62g | 61.00g |
| Dietary fibre (g) | 6.40g | 3.80g |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.29mg | 0.17mg |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.11mg | 0.07mg |
| Niacin (mg) | 2.47mg | 1.47mg |
| Niacin equivalents (mg) | 3.67mg | 2.18mg |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 50.47mg | 30.00mg |
| Total folate (ug) | 22.86ug | 13.59ug |
| Total vitamin A equivalents (ug) | 56.75ug | 33.74ug |
| Retinol (ug) | 0.00ug | 0.00ug |
| Beta carotene equivalents (ug) | 336.13ug | 199.82ug |
| Sodium (mg) | 40.44mg | 24.04mg |
| Potassium (mg) | 397.42mg | 236.25mg |
| Magnesium (mg) | 61.67mg | 36.66mg |
| Calcium (mg) | 36.37mg | 21.62mg |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 147.60mg | 87.74mg |
| Iron (mg) | 1.91mg | 1.13mg |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.92mg | 0.55mg |
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This recipe was orginally published as:
Savoury fruit and barley salad
Recipe publication date on: 08/23/2001
Last reviewed on: 14/11/2013
