Lemon Grain Salad With Kale Pesto

With so much flavor, you won’t even realize you’re eating healthy grains.

Ingredients

• 1 cup (160 g) pearl barley, uncooked
• 2 Tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
• (120 ml) extra virgin olive oil
• (70 g) dried currants
• 2 small (40 g) shallot, peeled, chopped
• 6 cups (180 g) kale, stemmed, roughly chopped, packed
• 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• kosher salt, optional
• ground black pepper

Directions

1. Cook barley according to package directions. Allow to cool.
2. In a medium skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Add the currants and shallot and cook over moderate heat for about 3 minutes or until the shallot is golden, stirring often. Add the barley and add the pine nuts.
3. Place kale, lemon juice and remaining olive oil into the Vitamix container and secure the lid.
4. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed.
5. Blend for 30 seconds, using the tamper as necessary to press ingredients toward the blades. Toss with the barley mixture and serve.

Nutrition

1 serving (126g)

• Calories: 310

• Total Fat: 21g

• Total Carbohydrate: 28g

  • Dietary Fiber: 4g
  • Sugars: 9g

• Protein: 3g

• Cholesterol: 21.09mg

• Sodium: 170mg