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Pearl barley risotto.

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25 budget-friendly barley recipes to keep you warm over winter

The underrated grain is so much more than just a soup thickener. Packed with nutrients and brilliantly budget-friendly, it's an essential ingredient for your winter pantry.

23 recipes
Greens and grains salad.
EASY

Greens and grains salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
Karen Martini's braised lamb stew with barley and vegetables.

Braised lamb stew with barley and vegetables

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Michael Rantissi's cauliflower and cranberry salad.
EASY

Cauliflower, cranberry and barley salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Michael Rantissi
Chicken and barley vegetable soup.

Chicken, barley and vegetable soup

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Warm up with this homestyle barley broth with a lemony twist.

Braised lamb and barley broth

  • 2 hrs +
  • Karen Martini
Barley, parsley and cauliflower salad.
EASY

Barley, roasted cauliflower, almond and feta salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
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La sfarrata

La sfarrata - Italian chickpea, bean, tomato and barley soup with chilli oil

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Photograph by William Meppem (GW food - july 30) Neil Perry recipe : Pickled beets with pearl barley, pepitas, feta and almonds

Winter salad recipe: Pickled beetroot with pearl barley, pumpkin seeds, feta and almonds

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Fried morcilla sausage with creme fraiche, pearl barley, pickled shallots and fresh fig.

Fried morcilla sausage with puffed barley, pickled eschalots and creme fraiche

  • < 30 mins
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Beef and barley soup

  • 2 hrs +
  • Kristy Komadina
Pearl barley risotto with crispy prosciutto.
EASY

Pearl barley risotto with prosciutto and radicchio

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
Lamb shank and barley soup with lots of veggies

Lamb shank and barley soup with lots of vegies

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Caroline Velik
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EASY

Pearl barley and apple salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
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Duck breast with balsamic glaze, barley and cavolo nero

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
Farro and haloumi salad.
EASY

Barley (or farro) salad with haloumi

  • < 30 mins
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Fresh pasta is a perfect match for this ragu.

Barley, cavolo nero and beef broth from Ostro

  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Prawn and barley stew

Prawn and barley stew

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Steven Manfredi
Apple and yoghurt tart

Apple and yoghurt tart with barley flour and oat crust

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Tony Chiodo
Refreshing lemon and orange barley water.

Lemon and orange barley water

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Tony Chiodo
Barley, celery and yoghurt soup.
EASY

Barley, celery and yoghurt soup

  • 1-2 hrs
Lamb and barley broth

Lamb and barley broth

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Pearl barley, witlof and blue cheese salad

Pearl barley, witlof and blue cheese salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Luke Mangan
Multi-grain risotto

Multi-grain risotto

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Tony Chiodo

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/25-warming-barley-recipes-for-winter-20190610-h1f864.html