Barley risotto flavoured with lemon and thyme, served with maple roasted carrots and kale pesto for a hearty vegan meal.
Barley is a humble and often overlooked grain, mostly used for animal feed and to produce malt (for use in the production of beer and whisky).
In my childhood I knew barley as the mushy bits in the bottom of the bland vegetable soup served at my Grandmother’s house.