Moroccan style roll-barley and lentil salad with pomegranate dressing

OK, barley might not be what you call a "sexy" grain - but now, with this rainy and grey weather you just need Food, that will keep you warm, even if it's as unsexy as a unicorn-onzie (and hey - don't we all love those???)

Of course barley is a main ingredient for beer which makes some people believe they are sexy... that might be magic, but it's not the main reason for it being called superfood ;)

Barley is extremely versatile - you can e.g. use it instead of rice to prepare a lovely risotto, or you can add it to your soup or pot stew to give it a more hearty note. And above all that barley is extremely healthy (see above.. superfood...) ... I guess if barley was a guy, I would take him back home to meet my dad.

This salad is just one way to prepare barley. I have precooked the grain in vegetable soup (you can use plain salted water, but soup will take it to another level of course) then added red lentils. As those are a bit tricky and get squishy very easily when cooked too Long, you better cook them separately in case you are unsure about the cooking times. Both barley and lentils should be ready cooked but still have a good bite to them.

Mix barley and lentils with a lot of chopped herbs - whichever you like . I took: Cilantro, parsley, dill and nana mint. (Don't overdo the mint as otherwise it'll taste like Wrigleys Spearmint...)

Open a pomegranate and take out some of the seeds - mix them with the salad. The rest you can squeeze with your orange squeezer or by hand. For the Dressing take the Juice and mix it with a bit Lemon Juice, salt, pepper and olive oil. If you can't get fresh pomegranates: try the pomegranate sauce/dressing you get a turkish supermarkets or grocery stores - it's really nice!

Let the salat rest for a while so the dressing can be soaked up . This salad is fresh and light but at the same time filling in a very satisfying way.

Bevor you serve it top it off with some fresh herbs and decorate it with some pomegranate seeds and dressing... .... you will love it

Barley is a wonderfully cereal grain with a rich nutlike flavor and an appealing chewy, pasta-like consistency.. Sprouted barley is naturally high in maltose, a sugar that serves as the basis for both malt syrup sweetener. When fermented, barley is used as an ingredient in beer and other alcoholic beverages.  In addition to its robust flavor, barley's claim to nutritional fame is based on its being a very good source of molybdenum, manganese, dietary fiber, and selenium, and a good source of copper, vitamin B1, chromium, phosphorus, magnesium, and niacin.

 

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Yellow Curry & Coconut Lentil-Soup with spicy Cilantro-Meatballs

You have that desperate need to spice up your life? Why not start with your food. This spicy, creamy soup will add a bit heat to everyday's life

Lentils - Coconut Milk - Yellow Curry Paste / Minced Meat - Cilantro - lots of spices ;)

Lentils are a very good source of cholesterol-lowering fiber. Not only do lentils help lower cholesterol, they are of special benefit in managing blood-sugar disorders since their high fiber content prevents blood sugar levels from rising rapidly after a meal. But this is far from all lentils have to offer. Lentils also provide good to excellent amounts of seven important minerals, our B-vitamins, and protein—all with virtually no fat. The calorie cost of all this nutrition? Just 230 calories for a whole cup of cooked lentils. This tiny nutritional giant fills you up—not out.

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Lentils with chicken

Mix up:
chicken breast bites with
onion &
garlic

salt, pepper, chilli, paprika powder & olive oil,
then add lentis (conserve) and heat it up. DONE!

At the end add some greek yoghurt on the top.

Lentils are a rich source of numerous essential nutrients, particularly dietary fiber and protein, folate, thiamin, phosphorus, iron and zinc. After soybeans lentils have with 26% per calorie the second-highest ratio of protein of any legume. So you should eat a lot of them.

Chicken breast has a rich amount of phosphorus, protein, niacin, vitamin B6 and selenium.

Garlic has rich amounts of vitamins B6 and C, and the dietary minerals, manganese and phosphorus. It is a good source of thiamine (Vitamin B1), and pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5), as well as calcium, iron, and zinc. Garlic effectively lowers total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, has a marginally positive effect on HDL cholesterol, but no significant effect on blood triglyceride levels.

Onion is also a good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin B6, Folate, Potassium and Manganese, and a very good source of Vitamin C. In ancient Greece, athletes ate large quantities of onion because it was believed to lighten the balance of the blood. Roman gladiators were rubbed down with onions to firm up their muscles. Doctors were known to prescribe onions to facilitate bowel movements and erections, and to relieve headaches, coughs, snakebite, and hair loss.

Greek yogurt has double the amount of protein compared to regular yogurt and is a great source of carbohydrates.

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