30 Minute Meals

Greek Barley Salad

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Prep

10 minutes

Yield

4

This Greek Barley Salad is so easy to make, and the perfect recipe to prep for a healthy lunch to reach for all-week-long.

This Greek Barley Salad is one of my favs recently for an easy recipe I can meal prep when I’m having a busy week. I’ll make it up, and store it in mason jars in my fridge to easily grab-and-go, or in one big bowl to eat from for the week. It’s healthy and so tasty so I can feel good about eating it.

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❤️ Why You’ll Love Barley Salad

  • Healthy: This salad is loaded with veggies and healthy grains, and you will feel good about nourishing your body with this salad
  • Delicious: I love anything with a Greek spin to it, and the mix of flavors in this Barley Salad is so flavorful and good

🍲 Ingredients

Barley – Barley is high in fiber which can help with both your cholesterol and blood sugar levels. It is great for your digestion and can be substituted into any recipe that calls for grains

Dressing – This dressing is a simple, Greek dressing that you can use on this salad, and just make it on its own to use on other salads. It is a tasty and easy recipe to have in your back pocket

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👩‍🍳 How to Make Barley Salad

  1. Make the dressing: whisk together all of the dressing ingredients and set aside.
  2. To a large bowl add all of the salad ingredients, drizzle over the dressing, and then toss to combine.

🪄 Tips and Tricks

  • Protein: For extra protein add 2 cups chopped cooked chicken or one 14-15 oz can of white beans (drained and rinsed)
  • Dressing: You can use any dressing on this salad that you love. You can even use store-bought dressing if you prefer

🗒 Variations & Substitutions

  • Healthy Chicken Salad: This is a similar version of this salad but with more beans. It’s so tasty!
  • Grain: You can use couscous, barley, quinoa, or whatever you prefer for this recipe and it’ll change the consistency but still taste so good
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🗒 Best served with

  • Fluffy Greek Pita Bread Recipe
  • Gyros
  • Greek Chicken Souvlaki

👝 How to Store Leftovers

Store leftovers in an airtight container for 4-5 days. The dressing will marinade the salad over time and become more and more flavorful, but it may change the consistency of some of the veggies so you might want to keep them separate.

🤔 Common Questions

Barley is a whole grain. It contains more fiber, and health benefits than white rice. It also is higher in protein.

No, you don’t! You can just cook it as is by following the instructions on the package.

Barley is stretchy and should be rinsed after cooking before fluffing it with a fork to nail the perfect texture.

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Greek Barley Salad

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  • 2 cups cooked pearl or regular barley (about 3/4 cup dry barley)
  • 200 g feta cheese, crumbled
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 large cucumber, diced into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 red pepper, diced into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 cup regular or garlic-stuffed green olives, halved
  • 1 cup diced red onions

For the Greek dressing

  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • ½ tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • juice of one lemon
  • ½ tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, pressed

Instructions

Notes

  • For extra protein add 2 cups chopped cooked chicken or one 14-15 oz can of white beans (drained and rinsed)
  • If you like this salad, try our Healthy Chicken Salad Recipe

Nutrition

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Greek Barley Salad

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked pearl or regular barley (about 3/4 cup dry barley)
  • 200 g feta cheese, crumbled
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 large cucumber, diced into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 red pepper, diced into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 cup regular or garlic-stuffed green olives, halved
  • 1 cup diced red onions

For the Greek dressing

  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • ½ tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • juice of one lemon
  • ½ tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, pressed

Instructions

Notes

  • For extra protein add 2 cups chopped cooked chicken or one 14-15 oz can of white beans (drained and rinsed)
  • If you like this salad, try our Healthy Chicken Salad Recipe

Nutrition

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30 Minute Meals

Greek Barley Salad

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Prep

10 minutes

Yield

4

This Greek Barley Salad is so easy to make, and the perfect recipe to prep for a healthy lunch to reach for all-week-long.

This Greek Barley Salad is one of my favs recently for an easy recipe I can meal prep when I’m having a busy week. I’ll make it up, and store it in mason jars in my fridge to easily grab-and-go, or in one big bowl to eat from for the week. It’s healthy and so tasty so I can feel good about eating it.

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❤️ Why You’ll Love Barley Salad

  • Healthy: This salad is loaded with veggies and healthy grains, and you will feel good about nourishing your body with this salad
  • Delicious: I love anything with a Greek spin to it, and the mix of flavors in this Barley Salad is so flavorful and good

🍲 Ingredients

Barley – Barley is high in fiber which can help with both your cholesterol and blood sugar levels. It is great for your digestion and can be substituted into any recipe that calls for grains

Dressing – This dressing is a simple, Greek dressing that you can use on this salad, and just make it on its own to use on other salads. It is a tasty and easy recipe to have in your back pocket

Hands mixing a Barley Salad in a white bowl - 13

👩‍🍳 How to Make Barley Salad

  1. Make the dressing: whisk together all of the dressing ingredients and set aside.
  2. To a large bowl add all of the salad ingredients, drizzle over the dressing, and then toss to combine.

🪄 Tips and Tricks

  • Protein: For extra protein add 2 cups chopped cooked chicken or one 14-15 oz can of white beans (drained and rinsed)
  • Dressing: You can use any dressing on this salad that you love. You can even use store-bought dressing if you prefer

🗒 Variations & Substitutions

  • Healthy Chicken Salad: This is a similar version of this salad but with more beans. It’s so tasty!
  • Grain: You can use couscous, barley, quinoa, or whatever you prefer for this recipe and it’ll change the consistency but still taste so good
Close up of Barley Salad - 14

🗒 Best served with

  • Fluffy Greek Pita Bread Recipe
  • Gyros
  • Greek Chicken Souvlaki

👝 How to Store Leftovers

Store leftovers in an airtight container for 4-5 days. The dressing will marinade the salad over time and become more and more flavorful, but it may change the consistency of some of the veggies so you might want to keep them separate.

🤔 Common Questions

Barley is a whole grain. It contains more fiber, and health benefits than white rice. It also is higher in protein.

No, you don’t! You can just cook it as is by following the instructions on the package.

Barley is stretchy and should be rinsed after cooking before fluffing it with a fork to nail the perfect texture.

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Greek Barley Salad

Ingredients1x2x3x

  • 2 cups cooked pearl or regular barley (about 3/4 cup dry barley)
  • 200 g feta cheese, crumbled
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 large cucumber, diced into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 red pepper, diced into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 cup regular or garlic-stuffed green olives, halved
  • 1 cup diced red onions

For the Greek dressing

  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • ½ tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • juice of one lemon
  • ½ tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, pressed

Instructions

Notes

  • For extra protein add 2 cups chopped cooked chicken or one 14-15 oz can of white beans (drained and rinsed)
  • If you like this salad, try our Healthy Chicken Salad Recipe

Nutrition

Post A CommentCancel reply

A person serves a fresh salad with tomatoes, greens, and shredded chicken from a large bowl, surrounded by ingredients, lemon slices, water, and smaller salad serving on a marble countertop. - 16

Viral Costco Chicken 🐔

Three large shawarma wraps filled with sliced meat, pickles, red cabbage, and vegetables are arranged on a white plate, garnished with parsley, on a patterned blue tablecloth. - 17

Homemade Doner Kebab Recipe 🍢 (Viral)

A clear glass mug is being filled with yellow juice. Another mug of juice, a plate with yellow cubes, lemons, and a beige cloth are on a light-colored surface in the background. - 18

Frozen Lemon Ginger Cubes 🍋

A plate of food with meat and sauce. - 19

Arayes (Middle Eastern Meat-Stuffed Pita)