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Make barley your go-to grain

The nutty addition you need for soups, stews and salads.
Beetroot salad with barley and hazelnut

Beetroot salad with barley and hazelnut

Alicia Taylor

Barley isn’t near as fashionable a grain as say, freekeh or farro, but we still love it for its versatility and earthy nuttiness. Cook barley slowly in a slew of soups, stews and salads – it’s especially good with chicken and rabbit, and beetroot and pumpkin.

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Photo: William Meppem

Templo’s lamb belly with pearl barley

Photo: Mark Roper

JoyBird’s pea and barley salad

Stefano Manfredi's orzo alla marinara (seafood and barley stew)
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Stefano Manfredi’s orzo alla marinara (seafood and barley stew)

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Spiced chickpea kofta with yoghurt and pearl barley soup
Photo: Vanessa Levis

Spiced chickpea kofta with yoghurt and pearl barley soup

Cauliflower steaks with grain salad and spiced dressing
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Cauliflower steaks with grain salad and spiced dressing

Miso-glazed mushrooms with walnuts and black barley
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Miso-glazed mushrooms with walnuts and black barley

Mushroom and pearl barley soup (minestra di orzo e funghi)
Photo: William Meppem

Mushroom and pearl barley soup (minestra di orzo e funghi)

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Grain salad with tahini, grilled spring onion and baharat dressing
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Grain salad with tahini, grilled spring onion and baharat dressing

Photo: Rob Shaw

Barley with beetroot greens

Rosemary-glazed carrots with barley pilaf

Cos lettuce, herb and anchovy salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Charlie Carrington’s cos lettuce, herb and anchovy salad

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Pumpkin, pearl barley and miso braise
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Pumpkin, pearl barley and miso braise

Photo: William Meppem

Pearl barley with artichokes, pecorino and nettle butter

Chicken with barley, olives and chilli
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Chicken with barley, olives and chilli

Barley and seaweed salad with cucumber and sesame
Photo: Chris Chen

Barley and seaweed salad with cucumber and sesame

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Pearl barley polenta
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Guy Grossi’s pearl barley polenta

Beetroot salad with barley and hazelnut
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Beetroot salad with barley and hazelnut

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