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beetroot barley salad

Beetroot Leek Barley Salad

tastysimplyvegan
This fall beetroot barley and leek salad is filled with earthy and delicious seasonal flavours and dressed in extremelly delicious yohurt sauce.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 3 beetroot
  • 2 leeks
  • 1 cup dry barley
  • cup sunflower seeds
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp salt

Dressing

  • 3 tbsp vegan yoghurt
  • 1 tbsp whole grain mustard
  • ½ lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Cook the dry barley by adding 1 cup of barley and 3 cups of water and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 35 minutes until water absorbed and barley is fluffy.
  • Chopp the leeks and beets to a bite size pieces and transfer to a baking sheet.
  • Drizzle with olive oil salt and cumin. Bakein the 200C oven for about 35 minutes until browned.
  • Mix all the dressing ingredients.
  • To a serving bowl add cooked barley, beets and leeks, add some leek greens and sunflower seeds and mix well.
  • To a plate add some dressing then add couple of spoons of the salad and drizzle more dressing. EnJoy!
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