Nutty pearl barley with fresh succulent garden peas, daikon radish infused with caraway seeds and topped with mint leaves; Pea Daikon Pearl Barley Salad.
Give into a temptation of heightened senses. And, tuck in.
This dish will burst your belief that vegan food can’t be nourishing.
Make this:
- When it’s a nice summer’s day. Imagine, you’ve picked fresh pea pods from the local farmer’s market. And, then needing a fresh dish to liven you up
- When its blistering hot outside. Nothing but a nice wee salad will do. And, as you enjoy the rest of your barbecue and drinks
- When you’re bathing out in the garden. And, then the thought comes. “Wouldn’t it just be lush to have a little ole al fresco dining?”. You have all you need. The fam is chirping away as you relax into the evening
Pea Daikon Pearl Barley Salad was inspired when I was over for lunch at an Italian friend’s home. She had made a lovely pearl barley salad with aubergines, and butternut squash. I just thought, wouldn’t it be nice to try with peas and daikon, instead. Both of which are my favourites.
Daikon also known as winter radish and root vegetable that is grown commonly in Japan and Asian countries. White in colour, it is mild in taste and known to assist in heartburn and indigestion.
This Salad is vegan.
What equipment to use
For this recipe, I suggest:
Oven
Steamer
What to do next
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Ingredients
- 150g peas, fresh
- 1 daikon, diced
- 200g tomatoes
- 200g pearl barley
- 300ml filtered water
- 6tbs olive oil
- 1tbs cider vinegar
- 1tbs caraway seeds
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- Pinch of salt
- Few sprigs of mint
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 180 degrees Celsius or if you have a fan oven 160 degrees Celsius.
- Place tomatoes with 2tbs olive oil in a baking tray. Roast for 15 minutes and set to one side.
- Steam the pearl barley in water for about 12 minutes. All to cool.
- Dice the daikon and sauté in 2 tbs olive oil.
- Use the excess liquid from the tomatoes and place into a large mixing bowl with the remaining oil, vinegar, seeds and paprika. Add in the pearl barley and daikon.
- Toss in with the peas and tomatoes into the bowl.
- Garnish with mint leaves.
- Serve.
