If Jess D'Zerts were going to cook actual food for you, she would probably use this recipe.* It was cut from the back of a barley package long ago. Maybe decades.
1 cup Quaker Scotch Brand Quick Pearled Barley
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups boiling water
2 cups mushroom slices
1 cup thin carrot slices (Jessie prefers canned)
1/4 cup green onion slices
Cook barley in boiling salted water according to package directions. Drain, cool. Combine barley, mushrooms, carrots and onions. Combine the following ingredients:
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup lemon juice
1.5 teaspoons garlic salt
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon crushed tarragon leaves
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Add this dressing to the barley salad and mix well. Chill 3-4 hours. Serve on lettuce leaves. Makes 6-8 servings.
I think "Scotch Brand" has been dropped from the name of the barley product.
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*But she's not.
