Anonymous
Post 04/07/2014 15:51     Subject: Tell me about barley.
I boil it, then toss it w butter/olive oil and Lipton onion soup mix. I then put it in a baking dish, throw it in the oven and toast for about 15 minutes.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2014 14:07     Subject: Tell me about barley.
I cook barley in chicken stock and then toss in pesto like it was pasta. Good on it's own or with shrimp tossed in.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2014 20:48     Subject: Tell me about barley.
Barley turns me into a poop machine. Clean as a whistle.

Anonymous
Post 02/26/2014 20:00     Subject: Tell me about barley.
Here's a great summer salad with barley & corn:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/recipes/jans-barley-corn-salad/9377/
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2014 06:45     Subject: Tell me about barley.
OP here, thanks for these ideas!
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2014 04:30     Subject: Tell me about barley.
Anonymous wrote:You can use it in most salad / side dish recipes that call for Farro although the taste is more bland and less nutty


Use a mix of broth and water to make less bland. It swells more than rice - I think the water:grain ratio is more like 3:1 than rice's 2:1.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2014 04:28     Subject: Tell me about barley.
You can use it in most salad / side dish recipes that call for Farro although the taste is more bland and less nutty
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2014 02:32     Subject: Tell me about barley.
Love it in chicken or beef stews and soups.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2014 22:14     Subject: Tell me about barley.
It contains gluten.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2014 22:13     Subject: Tell me about barley.
Anonymous wrote:Beef barley soup or stew. It's really easy to cook with; look for cooking time on the box and you can add it to a soup recipe for that much time at the end of cooking. Just remember that it swells a bit upon cooking when you're deciding how much to use.

+1 soup only. It's astonishingly bland but good for you.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2014 22:11     Subject: Re:Tell me about barley.
You can make it into a hearty risotto type dish just like arborio rice, pilafs, as an add-in in soup. Have not done any breads though.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2014 22:08     Subject: Tell me about barley.
I made barely as a side dish for a while. It was pretty good. Then we got sick of it.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2014 21:41     Subject: Tell me about barley.
Beef barley soup or stew. It's really easy to cook with; look for cooking time on the box and you can add it to a soup recipe for that much time at the end of cooking. Just remember that it swells a bit upon cooking when you're deciding how much to use.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2014 21:10     Subject: Tell me about barley.
Mushroom barley soup. Also good in salads.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2014 20:19     Subject: Tell me about barley.
Title says it all. I think of barley as something I should be adding to my soups or breads. I've never bought it or cooked/baked with it. What should I know about barley? Do you have a favorite recipe that uses it?