Hankering

Occasionally, I get a hankering for a specific kind of food and that's all I want to eat. Lunch and dinner can sometimes be the same exact thing if it's what I'm truly craving. I've had this type of obsessive love over this Greek-inspired Barley and Chickpea Salad with Tzatziki Dressing I've been making myself for lunch (and dinner) for the last two weeks.

Whenever I've tried to veer from this, I find myself feeling unsatisfied. Like something was just missing from my day. Obviously, this salad recipe isn't a revelation of ingredients (chickpeas, cucumbers, olives, oh my!), but the dressing....the dressing makes it. It's super simple and delicious.

Greek-Inspired Barley and Chickpea Salad with Tzatziki Dressing

by Bonnie Graham

Keywords: salad chickpeas grain olives

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Ingredients (1 large lunchtime salad)

Tzatziki Dressing

• 3/4 c plain Greek yogurt
• 2 tbsp lightly packed fresh parsley, torn into pieces
• 2 1/2 tbsp lightly packed fresh dill, roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (about 1/2 lemon)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Barley and Chickpea Salad

• 2 cups washed salad greens
• 1/4 c barley
• 1/3 c chickpeas
• 1/4 of a large cucumber, sliced
• 2 tbsp chopped kalamata olives
• 5 - 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
• salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Add all the ingredients of the dressing to a small blender or food processor. Blend until combine (just a few seconds).

2. Toss all salad ingredients together, adding salt and pepper to taste.

3. Toss dressing with salad and enjoy!

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