Barley and Feta Salad | Canadian Goodness

Ingredients

• Candied pecans (optional)
• 1/3 cup (80 mL) pecans
• 1 tsp (5 mL) honey
• 1 tsp (5 mL) water
• 1 tsp (5 mL) butter
• 2 tsp (10 mL) sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 pinch of Jamaican pepper
• Salad
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
• 1 cup (250 mL) pearled barley
• 2 2/3 cups (660 mL) vegetable broth
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) freshly squeezed orange juice
• Freshly ground salt and pepper to taste
• 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) cooked chicken diced
• 15 cherry tomatoes quartered
• 3 peaches peeled and quartered
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) fresh coriander chopped coarsely
• 6 oz (180 g) Canadian Feta crumbled
• 1 avocado sliced thinly