This hearty salad recipe features pinto beans, pork sausages and pearl barley smothered in a spicy yogurt dressing.
This healthy, fast and easy to make bean and meat salad makes a great side dish, desert, or first course for a family dinner or dinner party. This recipe serves 4.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup canned pinto beans, drained
1 cup cooked pork sausages, cut into 1/2 inch chunks
4 cups cooked pearl barley
3 cups mixed vegetables, defrosted (peas, carrots, corn)
3 cups yogurt
1 tbsp. garden herbs (parsley, mint, chives and tarragon) finely chopped
lettuce leaves to serve
METHOD:
Combine pinto beans, pork sausages, pearl barley, peas, carrots, corn, yogurt, parsley, mint, chives and tarragon. Arrange lettuce leaves on a platter. Spoon bean mixture on top. Serve chilled as a great main course, or as a side dish to barbecued chicken or steak.
