Barley Medley Salad

This is a nice fresh, healthy, salad. A nice change from green, rice and pasta salads. It's even better the next day.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 1 cup

Ingredients

• 1  cup pearl barley
• 2  cups vegetable broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans
• 1 1⁄2 cups  frozen peas and carrots
• 1 1⁄2 cups cucumbers (about 1/2 of a large cuc)
• 3  green onions
• 1 -1 1⁄2 teaspoon rosemary
• 1⁄4 cup  Italian salad dressing
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Simmer barley in broth about 40 minutes until most of the water is absorbed.
2. Let cool
3. Peel, slice, seed and dice cucumber (so they are about the same size as the garbanzos).
4. Slice green onions.
5. Finely chop rosemary.
6. Toss everything together.
7. Season with salt and pepper.
8. Makes about 6 1-cup servings.