MIDDLE EASTERN BARLEY SALAD

MIDDLE EASTERN BARLEY SALAD🥗 – is a very healthy salad🥗It’s perfect for RAMADAN☪️ and ORDINARY DAYS You can serve this as a Meal Itself OR as a side dish.

MIDDLE EASTERN BARLEY SALAD🥗

How to Make Jo (Barley) ka Salty Dalia in Urdu – English

Shared by: Marium Hamid

Serves 6

INGREDIENTS:-

1. Cooked Barley – 3 cups (PREPARED PER THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PACKAGE)
2. Almonds – 1 cup
3. Pistachios – 1/2 cup
4. Preserved Lemon🍋 – 1/2 (FINELY MINCED)
5. EVOO – 1/3 cup (EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL🛢)
6. Fresh Cilantro(ہرا دھنیہ) – 1 cup (MINCED)
7. Carrots🥕- 3 peeled (CUT INTO SMALL DICE)
8. Onion🧅- 1 diced
9. Lemon 🍋Juice – 1 Lemon🍋
10. Ras-El-Hanout – 1 tsp (OR MORE TO TASTE) (RECIPE BELOW⬇️)
11. Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper🌶 – to taste

INSTRUCTIONS to Prepare MIDDLE EASTERN BARLEY SALAD:

Pour🫗 a slick of the oil in the bottom of a large skillet set over medium heat.
Add the diced onion and carrot and cook until the onion is translucent and the carrot has just started to soften. Remove the onion and carrots to a bowl and place the pan back over the heat.  Add the nuts and toast, stirring occasionally for about 3-4 minutes, then add in the barley, breaking up any large, cold chunks, and cook until heated through.

Pour🫗 the barley and nuts into a large mixing bowl, add the carrots and onions, and the rest of the ingredients.  Toss well to incorporate, then check for seasoning adding more lemon juice, and salt and pepper as needed.

Eat warm or at room temperature.

RAS EL HANOUT

INGREDIENTS:-

Makes about 3 tablespoons

1. Ground Cumin – 1 tsp
2. Ground Ginger – 1 tsp
3. Salt – 1 tsp
4. Freshly Ground Black Pepper🌶 – ¾ tsp
5. Ground Cinnamon – ½ tsp
6. Ground Coriander Seeds – ½ tsp
7. Cayenne Pepper🌶 – ½ tsp
8. Ground Allspice – ½ tsp
9. Ground Cloves (پیسہ ہوا لونگ) – ¼ tsp

• In a small bowl whisk together all ingredients until combined well.

INSTRUCTIONS:-

• Spice blend keeps in an airtight container at cool room temperature 1 month.