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Barley salad with arugula, Zespri kiwifruit and feta cheese

Ideal for weight control diets, this healthy salad with its original contrast of colours is sure to seduce you! For a complete meal, accompany this salad with a protein dish. Are you ready to give it a try?

Recipe is rich in fibre with high vitamin C content and a good source of folic acid.

Serves 4
Cooks in 45 min.
Difficulty
Zespri Green kiwifruit Zespri SunGold kiwifruit yellow kiwifruit vitamin C folic acid fibre weight control vegetarians
Recipe appropriate for
Vegetarian
Nutrition per serving
Calories226.9511%
Fat9.43g13%
Saturates3.2g16%
Protein6.69g13%
Carbs27.94g9%
Fibre5.66g19%
Folate80.83μg20%
Potassium338.3mg12%
Vitamin C78.45mg105%
Of an adult’s reference intake
Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  • 100 g pearl barley
  • 100 g arugula
  • 100 g fresh cheese
  • 1 Zespri Green kiwifruit
  • 1 Zespri SunGold kiwifruit
  • 1 sprig of basil
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • pepper
  • salt

Method

  1. Put water in a saucepan, add some salt and boil the barley for 30 minutes. Drain in a colander and leave to cool.
  2. Place the barley on the bottom of a serving dish and arrange slices of Zespri kiwifruit around the edge. Top with the arugula and diced fresh cheese.
  3. Mix the olive oil with the lemon juice, adding a pinch of salt and pepper. Add the dressing to the salad and then sprinkle it with plenty of chopped basil. Serve.

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