Delicious and healthy, here’s how to make Pearl barley with tuna and broad beans
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Practical information
- Total time: 50 min
- Preparation time: 10 min
- Cooking time: 50 min
- Number of people: 4
- Difficulty: easy
- Average cost
- Type: Entrance
- Category: Beverage
- Nutritional criteria: Anti-cholesterol, Antidiabetes, Antioxidant, Rich in fiber, Rich in omega 3, Dairy free,
Preparation
- Cook the pearl barley for 40 minutes in salted boiling water. Drain, let cool.
- Cook the beans for about 8 minutes in salted boiling water then drain.
- Rinse the cucumber, dry it and cut it into very small cubes. Drain it and put it in a salad bowl with the beans, pearl barley, herbs, the drained tuna and cut into pieces and the hard-boiled eggs, shelled and cut into four.
- Squeeze the lemon, whip its juice with olive oil, salt and pepper. Pour into the salad, mix gently.
The health advantage
Rich in vegetable proteins, carbohydrates (8 g / 100 g) and well supplied in fiber (8.5 g / 100 g), the bean is also a good source of minerals and trace elements (potassium, sulfur, etc.) .
