Barley Lime Fiesta Salad

Ingredients

• 2 cups of water
• 1 cup pearled barley
• 1 - 8.75 oz. can corn, drained
• 1 - 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed & drained
• 1 small red onion, diced
• 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 3/4 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, finely chopped
• 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. cumin, ground
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 Tbsp. honey
• 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. lime juice
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. distilled white vinegar
• 1/4 tsp. onion powder

Instructions

1. In a medium saucepan, bring water and barley to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low and simmer until barely is tender, around 30 minutes. Remove from heat, drain any excess water, and chill in the refrigerator.
2. In a large bowl, toss the cooled barley, corn, beans, onion, peppers, carrot, celery, chipotle pepper, oil, salt, black pepper, and cumin.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the water, cilantro, honey, oil, lime juice, lemon juice, vinegar and onion powder. Pour the dressing over the barley mixture and toss to combine. Refrigerate until completely chilled, then serve.

Nutrition per serving: 209 calories, 38 g carbohydrates, 4 g fat, 7 g fiber, 6 g protein, 330 mg sodium, 8 g sugar.

Recipe from: allrecipes.com