Easy Recipe: Healthy Minted Barley and Bean Salad

Ingredients

• 3 cups salt-reduced vegetable stock
• 1 strip lemon zest
• 1 bay leaf
• 250 g baby leeks (white part only)
• 1 tsp canola oil
• 1 cup pearl barley
• 1 400g can salt-reduced black-eyed peas (rinsed and drained)
• 6 roma (plum) tomatoes (about 500g (1lb) total, cut into thin wedges)
• 3 cups baby spinach leaves (shredded)
• 1 bunch sping onions (scallions) ((about 85g/3oz), shredded)
• fresh mint sprig (to garnish)
• 2 sun-dried tomatoes in oil (drained and finely chopped, 2 tablespoons oil reserved)
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 clove garlic (crushed)
• 2 tbsp fresh mint (chopped)
• 1 tbsp fresh chervil (chopped)
• Freshly ground black pepper