BARLEY, CHICKEN, AND CHUTNEY SALAD

 







3-1/2 cups water

½ teaspoon salt or to taste

1 cup barley

1 clove garlic, minced

12 to 1 teaspoon curry powder

4 to 5 tablespoons prepared chutney, divided,

1 cup frozen green peas

1 cup chopped, cooked chicken

1 tablespoon light sour cream

½ cup chopped, seeded tomato

  Pepper to taste

  Lettuce leaves

 

In sauce over high heat, bring water to a boil.

Add salt and barley.

Cover, reduce heat medium heat until barley is

  tender and water is absorbed, about 3 minutes

Stir garlic and curry powder into barley during last 5 minutes

   of cooking.

Remove from heat and add 3 tablespoon chutney and green peas.

Cool to room temperature.

Combine chicken and 1 to 2 remaining tablespoons chutney

Sour cream.

Toss chicken and tomato with barley mixture.

Add pepper and adjust seasoning to taste.

Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves at room temperature or

   chilled. 

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