How to Make Healthy, Hearty Egyptian Barley Salad with Pomegranate, Feta, and Fresh Herbs

Becky shows Julia how to make healthy, hearty Egyptian Barley Salad.

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[agosh]

Fascinating fact about the difference between golden and regular raisins!

[nowjustanother]

A lemon-infused olive oil (or, better still, one in which the lemons have been pressed with the olives) would be fantastic on this salad.

[anthonybeard]

Great recipe, worthy of an RDN’s recommendation! 👏🏽

[JimmyJames]

I saw this on a tv, thanks for posting it here!

[amanaaks]

You're supposed to cut the pomegranates on the joint sections, that's why you cut the head off first before you do, so you can see where to cut.

[sonialegault]

I am going to make this for my Christmas buffet. It looks fabulous. I also got the Complete Mediterranean Cookbook for Christmas. Going to have fun this winter.

[loisr-c]

Looks tasty and healthy...can’t wait to try it. Thank you

[aries]

PLUTO TV brought me here. Totally going to try and make this!

[jodrew]

I'm a parsley fanatic so I'm going to have to add that to the mix, otherwise that is absolutely beautiful.

[hollym]

Thanks love these recipe videos but it's another repeat?

[hygieneguy]

I never heard of it yet there was that one time at an Orthdox church where they made a remembrance concoction. I th im n I'll try cranberries instead!

[sherrywoods]

So interesting! Will definitely try this. Never heard of pomegranate molasses - will see if I can make some.

[UnenthusiasticPerson]

I’m interested on trying this. It looks pretty good.

[shushu]

You need to know libyan barley harissa cooked in Ashura occasion with bacon and baconed stomache . It's very delicious and nutritioutious ..

[janedoe]

What a lovely and delicious looking salad. I’m going to make this but swap out the Barley for Farro.

[__..]

My mom is Egyptian...and they don't know this salad! Thanks for sharing

[lisaboban]

So are there people who just visit YouTube videos just to downvote the content?

[Hollis_has_questions]

Why compose this salad! I can’t think of any other reason than presentation. I’d rather have a decomposed salad lol. I want all the strong flavors to blend and to distribute all the ingredients evenly. The way you’ve served it is very pretty, but I’ll decompose it every time! Also, I think fresh mint ribbons would work as well, and I prefer mint. I also love the feta made from sheep and goat milk, and a lot more of it! Don’t y’all think that toasted and chopped walnuts would go well with these flavors? Well, I do.

[Frankness]

Could you make barley similar to cooking rice with lid on for a time?

[rudeboymon]

You can get pomegranate molasses in any middle eastern market. They wont bite you I promise😀