Warm Salad With Lemon Vinagrette
Serves 4
The vegetables for this light supper salad are added to the pot gradually so that they finish cooking at the same time.
Dressing
1. To make Dressing: Whisk together all ingredients in small bowl. Set aside.- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 Tbs. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest
- 1 tsp. honey
- ½ tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 ¾ cups mushroom broth or low-sodium vegetable broth
- ¾ cup pearl barley
- 1 small fennel bulb, trimmed and quartered lengthwise
- ¼ lb. green beans, trimmed (1 cup)
- ¼ lb. baby carrots, halved lengthwise (1 cup)
- ¼ lb. asparagus (6–7 spears), trimmed, or 1 small zucchini, cut in 3/8-inch rounds
- ¼ lb. sugar snap peas, strings removed (1 cup)
- 8–10 small romaine lettuce leaves, torn
- in pieces
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2. To make Salad: Bring broth and barley to a boil over medium heat
in small saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook 30 to 35
minutes, or until broth is absorbed and barley is tender. Transfer to
bowl, and keep warm.
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3. Bring 2 inches salted water to a boil in wide (9-inch diameter)
pot over medium heat. Add fennel, and bring to a gentle simmer. (Small
bubbles should break surface of water around edges, not bubble up from
bottom of pot.) Reduce heat to low, and poach 3 minutes. Add green beans
and carrots, and poach
1 minute. Add asparagus and snap peas, and
poach 3 minutes more. Transfer vegetables to colander with slotted
spoon. Refresh under cool running water 30 seconds.
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4. Arrange lettuce leaves on each of 4 salad plates. Scoop heaping
1/2 cup barley in center, and arrange warm vegetables around it. Drizzle
each serving with 1 Tbs. Dressing.
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