Steps to Make Ultimate Pearl Barley, Chicken & Sweet Potato Salad

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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Pearl Barley, Chicken & Sweet Potato Salad is 2 people. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Pearl Barley, Chicken & Sweet Potato Salad estimated approx 1 hour 15 mins.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook Pearl Barley, Chicken & Sweet Potato Salad using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

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Ingredients and spices that need to be Make ready to make Pearl Barley, Chicken & Sweet Potato Salad:

1. 200 g frozen or pre-cooked chicken pieces,
2. 200 g sweet potato (raw weight),
3. 100 g (dry weight) pearl barley,
4. 90 g mixed salad leaves with rocket,
5. 60 g jarred red pepper, sliced into strips,
6. Salt and pepper to season,
7. For the dressing:
8. 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice,
9. 1 tbsp olive oil,
10. 1 heaped tsp wholegrain mustard,
11. 1 tsp runny honey,
12. 1 tsp pineapple hot sauce (optional)
13. To garnish:
14. 1 tsp nigella seeds

Steps to make to make Pearl Barley, Chicken & Sweet Potato Salad

1. Cook the pearl barley according to packet instructions. Also cook the sweet potatoes either in the oven or leave until the pearl barley is almost done cooking and microwave it until fork tender. Leave to cool a bit, and set aside. Heat up the chicken pieces in a pan if using frozen, otherwise if using precooked, leave it as is. Drain off the pearl barley once it's cooked through and tender.
2. In a large bowl add in the mixed salad leaves, the cooked pearl barley and chicken pieces then remove the sweet potato from its skin and dice it, then add that in too. Season well with salt and pepper, toss everything together.
3. In a small bowl mix all of the dressing ingredients together. Add in with the salad and toss to coat everything evenly. Serve up and scatter over the sliced red peppers and sprinkle over a few nigella seeds. Eat and enjoy! :)

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