GENTLY SPICED PEARL BARLEY WITH TOMATOES, LEEKS DILL & PINE NUTS

Name: GENTLY SPICED PEARL BARLEY WITH TOMATOES, LEEKS DILL & PINE NUTS
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: British, European
Ingredients: 450g vine tomatoes, chopped; 2 leeks, thinly sliced; 2 cloves of garlic, grated; 1 teaspoon chilli flakes; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 2 bay leaves; 300g pearl barley; 700ml vegetable stock; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 40g pine nuts, toasted; DRESSING; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoons extra virgin; olive oil; 1 teaspoon sea salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 25g fresh dill, roughly chopped

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Prep:10minCook:1h

This all-in-one pearl barley dish is like a light risotto: warming and full of flavour. It's smart enough to serve as part of a sharing table for friends, and comforting enough for a TV dinner with a glass of (red) wine and an episode of Scandal.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:47:36 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

450gvine tomatoes

2 clovesgarlic

1 teaspoonchilli flakes

1 teaspoonsea salt

2bay leaves

300gpearl barley

700mlvegetable stock

1 tablespoonolive oil

40gpine nuts

toasted

dressing

1 tablespoonlemon juice

2 tablespoonsextra virgin

olive oil

1 teaspoonsea salt

freshly ground black pepper

25gfresh dill

roughly chopped

Instructions

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C fan/200°C/ gas 6. 2. Mix the tomatoes, leeks, garlic, chilli flakes, salt, bay leaves, pearl barley, stock and olive oil in a deep roasting tin or casserole dish and cover tightly with foil or a lid. Transfer to the oven and cook for 1 hour. 3. Meanwhile, whisk together the lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, black pepper and dill and set aside. 4. Once the pearl barley is cooked, stir through the dill dressing and season to taste with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Serve scattered with the pine nuts.