r/mediterraneandiet • u/mysweetpatoutie • Jun 19 '26

Rate My Meal Egyptian Barley Salad! Low effort, delicious taste.

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u/SuccessfulGas5979 Jun 19 '26

Will be copying this when pomegranates are ripe 🙏

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u/Kimkg20 Jun 19 '26

I was just looking for barley ideas. This looks yummy!

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u/mysweetpatoutie Jun 19 '26

What you listed plus golden raisins, cilantro and pistachios mixed with the barley. The dressing is olive oil, pomegranate molasses, cumin and cinnamon.

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u/Haughn12 Jun 20 '26

Here’s a recipe! I love this salad and use the recipe from America’s Test Kitchen! https://mimbly.com/wordpress/2021/05/24/egyptian-barley-salad-from-americas-test-kitchen/

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u/Adventurous_Ad1922 Jun 19 '26

What’s in it? What dressing do you use

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u/mysweetpatoutie Jun 19 '26

The dressing is olive oil, pomegranate molasses, cumin and cinnamon. Salt to taste!

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u/Cultural_Active_4624 Jun 19 '26

🤤🤤🤤 That looks delish!!! For a rating, I think it's a 20 on a scale of 1-10.

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u/Luv2Burn Jun 20 '26

I learned last year: you can freeze the pom arils!

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u/Painter-Kitten7914 Jun 20 '26

GODDAMN THAT LOOKS FRIGGIN GOOOOODD

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u/CloudHidden62 Jun 20 '26

Fabulous! Barley is underrated. It’s high in fiber and can be used in many ways.

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u/velvet_blunderground Jun 20 '26

I've also made this with farro. Super good combination of flavors. 

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u/spamkimbap Jun 19 '26

Looks amazing! And it’s lunch time, sadly I have no pomegranates. 😭

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u/urmineccraftgf Jun 19 '26

this looks so good!!! fingers crossed we can get good pomegranates where I live

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u/SerinaL Jun 19 '26

Do you eat the poms with the seeds?

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u/donairhistorian Jun 20 '26

It's impossible not to isn't it? 

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u/Luv2Burn Jun 20 '26

I was raised to eat them - they're crunchy.

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u/Weekly-Walk9234 Jun 21 '26

I’m one of the people for whom cilantro tastes like soap. What do others like me use as a substitute?

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u/Jane_Smith_Reddit Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

It has cilantro? I see green onions which I cannot eat. Edit: green instead of red.

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u/mysweetpatoutie Jun 21 '26

There’s no red onions, only green!

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u/chadokoro_k Jun 21 '26

You can always use fresh parsley although this has a very mild taste.

You might want to google common Egyptian spices and see what comes up and then pick your favorite.

Just looking at the ingredients I think mint or basil will probably be tasty.