Greek Chicken and Barley Salad

I found this in a magazine and thought it looked great. I have made a few recipes with barley but none have been blog worthy so far, glad I found one!-Sarah

Barley

3 cups chicken broth

1 cup uncooked pearl barley

• Bring broth to a boil, add barley. Cover and reduce heat, simmer 35 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Fluff with a fork and cool.

Dressing

3 T. olive oil

1 t. lemon zest

2 T. fresh lemon juice

1 T. minced fresh basil

1 t. red wine vinegar

1/2 t. kosher salt

2 garlic cloves, minced

• Whisk all together.

Salad

2 chicken breasts, cooked and diced

1 cup diced cucumber

1 cup grape tomato halves

1/2 cup diced yellow pepper

1 cup crumbled feta cheese

1/4 cup chopped kalamata olives

• Combine salad ingredient. Add cooled barely, toss with dressing and chill.