1 box of your favorite macaroni
3 stalks of celery with leaves - chopped
1 sweet onion - chopped
1 bunch of scallions - chopped
6 cloves of garlic - chopped
½ cup combination of dried cranberries and raisins
1 large bunch of Italian parsley - chopped
Dashes of fresh ground black pepper
Dash of sea salt
One pouch of instant barley
Olive oil - for drizzling
Dressing:
Zest of 1 lemon
Zest of 1 lemon
Juice of 2 lemons
3 tablespoons of honey
½ cup of olive oil
Cook macaroni as directed drain and set aside.
Prepare the barley as directed, drain and set aside.
In a large frying pan drizzle a little olive oil and heat. Add the onion, parsley, garlic and scallions. Sauté until the onion is clear. Add the macaroni, barley and raisin cranberry combo to the pan and toss.
In a small bowl combine the ingredients for the dressing, add to the pan and toss.
This is great served warm or cold.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
xo
alwayswinner786 says
Love the simple fresh pasta salad with honey and lemon!
''Cucina di Barbara'' says
Hello Catherine,
first of all, I want to thank you for your lovely comment. I appreciated it!
and than regarding this dish: I love it!!
Hug, Barbara
KC Quaretti- Lee says
Unique and elegant in the simplicity of treasuring each ingredient; wow I'm really impressed! I'll be back often and am now following you!
Christine's Pantry says
Sounds great!
Magic of Spice says
What a lovely pasta dish...love the dried cranberries 🙂