Wonderful summer salad.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup barley
- 1 large mango, peeled and diced, divided
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups cooked black beans
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup diced red onion
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon minced jalapeno pepper
Steps
- Bring water and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a saucepan. Add barley; cover and simmer until tender yet firm to the bite, about 20 minutes. Drain any excess cooking liquid and let cool completely, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Mash 1/4 of the mango against the side of a large bowl using a fork or potato masher. Whisk in lime juice, olive oil, cumin, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add barley, remaining mango, black beans, grape tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, and jalapeno; toss until well-combined.
