Featured Recipes
Appetizers
Korean-Style Beef Ribs and Barley
Short ribs and barley simmer together, absorbing the sweet and salty Korean-style sauce for tender deliciousness!
Vegetarian Barley Moussaka
The barley in the sauce gives a meat-like texture, and complements the flavour of the rainbow of vegetable layers.
Avocado, Shrimp and Barley Lettuce Wraps
Serve as an inspired appetizer, or prepare the night before, wrap the lettuce leaves separately and enjoy a fresh flavour-packed… packed lunch!
Eggplant Tomato Barley
Use a favourite pasta sauce to make this hearty risotto-style dish. It’s not necessary to peel the eggplant.
Vegetable, Bean and Barley Stuffed Peppers
Choose peppers with a square shape that sit level.
Barley, Mango and Sweet Pepper Spring Rolls with Dipping Sauce
Their fresh taste, crunchy texture and colourful interior make spring rolls a favourite appetizer.
Grain and Spinach Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Baked mushroom caps have been piled with a savoury barley spinach stuffing and sprinkled with cheese.
Fig and Olive Barley Crisps
These little crisps are so tasty on their own, or as the base for a small roll of prosciutto or smoked salmon.
Soups
Alberta Lamb Stew with Barley, Feta and Herb Dumplings
An Irish-style lamb stew without the wait, using lean ground lamb.
Barley and Asparagus Avgolemono Soup
Lemon provides the tang, eggs give a velvety smooth finish, and barley replaces rice or pasta in this traditional Mediterranean soup that also includes asparagus.
Faux Chicken Pho
This simplified version of pho (pronounced “fuh”), the famous Vietnamese soup, is flavourful and nourishing.
Sides
Stovetop Barley Stuffing with Sausage and Apricots
This stuffing can stand alone as a quick and tasty casserole, or be served alongside roast turkey, chicken, lamb or pork.
Traditional Turkey Stuffing with Barley
This stuffing is the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving dinner.
Spanish Barley
Olé! Paprika and parsley, two seasonings often found in Spanish foods, add flavour and colour to this side dish, as do the vegetables.
Roasted Barley & Radishes with Balsamic Maple Glaze
It is surprising how roasting radishes brings the real vegetable out, mildly nutty and sweet, no harsh bitterness.
Barley Gallo Pinto
Gallo Pinto means painted rooster in Spanish, and is a traditional dish in Costa Rica.
Breakfast
Carrot Cake Barley with Walnuts, Raisins and Greek Yogurt
Eat it at home or take it to go in a mason jar, this barley breakfast is easy to work into your weekly line up when you keep cooked barley in the fridge.
Chocolate Barley Crepes
Filled with yogurt and fresh fruit, and topped with maple syrup and a sprinkle of cinnamon, these chocolate crepes make extra special breakfast or brunch fare.
Overnight Barley Breakfast
Combining barley flakes with yogurt overnight softens them, and it gives you options in the morning.
Puffed Oven Pancake with Swiss Chard and Shallots
This giant pancake is oven-baked on a bed of sautéed Swiss chard and shallots.
Main Dishes
Salads
Barley Tabbouleh
Wild Rice, Barley and Fruit Salad
Barley Salad with Strawberries, Jicama and Lime-Mint Dressing
Jicama is a crispy, sweet tuber that resembles a turnip. It’s a wonderful complement to juicy strawberries and tender, chewy barley in a tangy lime and mint dressing.
Barley Greek Salad
Who doesn’t love the crunchy texture and fresh flavour of a Greek salad?
Barley, Pomegranate, Date, Feta and Pistachio Salad
With its medley of flavours inspired by Middle Eastern cuisine, this salad is a nice balance for chicken or lamb dishes, or as a vegetarian meal on its own.
Barley Tico Salad
This Central American inspired salad uses barley instead of the usual white rice.
Breads & Muffins
Soft Barley Pretzels
Pretzels take some time and patience, but the results are so worthwhile you will find yourself perfecting the technique and making them often.
Sweet Treats
Carrot and Honey Cookies
Store these soft cookies in a covered container with waxed or parchment paper between the layers.