Lentil & Barley Salad - Dinner With Julie

Ingredients

• ½ cup dry green lentils
• ½ cup pearl or pot barley
• 1 garlic clove, peeled (optional)
• 1 tomato or a handful of grape tomatoes, chopped or halved
• a big handful of fresh spinach or Italian parsley, chopped
• as much crumbled feta as you like
• some finely chopped purple onion or a chopped green onion
• freshly ground black pepper
• ⅓ cup canola or olive oil
• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp grainy mustard