Salad of Warm Vegetables with Lemon Vinaigrette
The vegetables for this light supper salad are added to the pot gradually so that they finish cooking at the same time.
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The vegetables for this light supper salad are added to the pot gradually so that they finish cooking at the same time.
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 Tbs. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest
- 1 tsp. honey
- 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
Salad
- 1 3/4 cups mushroom broth or low-sodium vegetable broth
- 3/4 cup pearl barley
- 1 small fennel bulb, trimmed and quartered lengthwise
- 1/4 lb. green beans, trimmed (1 cup)
- 1/4 lb. baby carrots, halved lengthwise (1 cup)
- 1/4 lb. asparagus (6–7 spears), trimmed, or 1 small zucchini, cut in 3/8-inch rounds
- 1/4 lb. sugar snap peas, strings removed (1 cup)
- 8–10 small romaine lettuce leaves, torn
Preparation
1. To make Dressing: Whisk together all ingredients in small bowl. Set aside.
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.
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.
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.
Nutrition Information
- Calories 265
- Carbohydrate Content 43 g
- Cholesterol Content 0 mg
- Fat Content 9 g
- Fiber Content 10 g
- Protein Content 6 g
- Saturated Fat Content 1 g
- Sodium Content 374 mg
- Sugar Content 6 g