High-Fiber Barley & Protein Rich Black Beans Salad Video Recipe for Weight Watchers Bhavna's Kitchen

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas

Lentils are lower in calories and high in protein.

avocado

🥗Healthier: mashed peas

💰Cheaper: sliced cucumber

Mashed peas provide creaminess with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a more affordable cooking oil.

red onion

🥗Healthier: green onions

💰Cheaper: white onion

Green onions add freshness with fewer calories.

Boil 1 cup of water on high heat.

Add 1/2 cup of barley and a pinch of salt to the boiling water.

Reduce the temperature to medium and stir quickly.

Cover the pot half open and let it cook for about 10 to 12 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.

Once cooked, keep the barley covered until ready to use.

Heat a pan on medium to high heat and add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil.

When the oil is hot, add chopped red onion and cook until slightly brown.

Add minced garlic, chopped red and green bell pepper, salt, black pepper, red chili pepper flakes, and ground cumin to the pan.

Reduce the heat to low to medium and add the cooked barley, mixing it in.

Add boiled black beans to the mixture.

Squeeze lemon or lime juice over the salad.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Top with fresh vegetables like tomato and avocado.

Slice the avocado and fan it out on the plate or cube it and top it on the salad.

Squeeze lemon or lime on the avocado before serving.

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