Easy Recipe: Healthy Minted Barley and Bean Salad

Name: Easy Recipe: Healthy Minted Barley and Bean Salad
Total time: 135 min
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

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This minted barley and bean salad is a great choice for a satisfying lunch. Both barley and beans are low-glycaemic (GI) 'superfoods'

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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