Confetti Beef N Barley Salad Food

BARLEY SALAD

Steps:

• Bring salted water to a boil. Add barley, reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Cook 25 minutes or until barley is tender. Drain any liquid and cool completely.
• While barley is cooking, chop vegetables and place in a large bowl.
• Add cooled barley and dressing. Toss well to combine.
• Garnish with feta cheese and parsley. Chill 1 hour before serving.

CONFETTI BEEF 'N BARLEY SALAD

Steps:

• Bring water and barley to boil in large saucepan on medium-high heat; cover. Simmer on low heat 45 to 55 min. or until barley is tender; drain. Cool.
• Whisk next 6 ingredients until blended. Combine barley, meat, peppers and onion in large bowl. Add steak sauce mixture; mix lightly. Refrigerate 2 hours.
• Spoon barley mixture onto platter; top with oranges and tomatoes.

CONFETTI COLESLAW

Steps:

• For the salad: Quarter and core the cabbage. Set up a food processor with the slicing blade. Slice the cabbage and then transfer it to a colander. Switch to the grating blade and shred the carrots; add to cabbage. Toss the cabbage and carrots with the salt and set colander in the sink until the vegetables wilt, 1 to 4 hours. Rinse cabbage mixture thoroughly in cold water and spin it dry in a salad spinner.
• Meanwhile, make the dressing: Whisk the vinegar with the honey, mustard, celery seeds, salt, and black pepper to taste in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in the olive oil, starting with a few drops and then adding the rest in a steady stream to make a smooth, slightly thick dressing.
• Quarter, core, and shred the apples. Toss the cabbage mixture with the apples, scallions, and about 1¿2 cup of the dressing. Refrigerate until chilled and the flavors come together, about 1 hour. When ready to serve, toss the watercress with the remaining dressing. Make a ring on a platter with the watercress, and mound the coleslaw in the middle of the ring.

BARLEY CONFETTI

Steps:

• Combine the barley and vegetables in a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, onion, garlic and vinegar.
• Toss with barley and vegetables. Serve cold.

SOUTHWESTERN BARLEY SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the water, lemon juice, onion, oil and garlic; shake well. Pour over barley mixture and toss to coat. Serve on lettuce-lined plates. Garnish with avocado and tomatoes.

BEEF 'N BARLEY HOT DISH

Steps:

• In a saucepan, over medium heat, stir and cook ground beef until browned; remove and place into a 2 1/2 quart baking dish.
• Drain all but 1 tablespoon drippings.
• Add corn oil, onion, garlic and barley to saucepan; stir and cook until browned.
• Add remaining ingredients; mix well and stir into ground beef.
• Bake 2 hours at 350 degrees.

CONFETTI BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the beans, corn, cilantro, peppers, onion, jalapeno if desired and garlic. , In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, oil, chili powder and sugar. Pour over bean mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve with a slotted spoon.

BEANS & BARLEY CONFETTI BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook each type of bean in separate pan with the seasoned water according to package directions until beans are tender but not mushy.
• Drain and cool beans by spreading them on a cookie sheet.
• While beans cool, blanch carrots if desired. Combine cooked beans with remaining vegetables and chopped parsley.
• To make dresing, whisk vinegar into oil, then add remaining ingredients. Add dressing to vegetables and mix well.