Fresh Vegetable Barley

By lindybug

Ingredients

• 1 tsp olive oil
• 3/4 cup chopped onion (about 1 small)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3/4 cup uncooked pearl barley
• 1 3/4 cups chicken stock
• 1 1/2 cups chopped zucchini (about 1)
• 1 1/2 cups halved cherry tomatoes
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 Tbsp crumbled feta cheese
• Chopped fresh parsley to garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil in a large saucepan over med-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute 2 min. Add barley; cook 1 min. Stir in chicken stock; bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat and simmer 30 min. Stir in zucchini, tomatoes, salt and pepper; cover and cook 5 min. Ladle 1 cup barley mixture into each of 4 bowls. Top each serving with 1 1/2 tsp feta and parsley.