Balsamic Barley Orzotto recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, diced
1 ½ cups pearl barley
½ cup dry white wine
2 ¾ cups water
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
3 cubes vegetable bouillon
½ cup milk
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon dried basil

Nutrition Info

270.2 calories
carbohydrate: 43.4 g
cholesterol: 4.6 mg
fat: 6.5 g
fiber: 8.2 g
protein: 7.2 g
saturatedFat: 1.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 76.3 mg
sugar: 3.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot oil until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add barley to onion, cook and stir until barley is toasted, about 2 minutes.

  2. Stir white wine into barley mixture until completely absorbed, 3 to 5 minutes. Add water, balsamic vinegar, and vegetable bouillon to barley, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat.

  3. Mix milk, Parmesan cheese, and basil into barley.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

Rather than a risotto rice, I use pearled barley for this orzotto. Prep time is almost nil if you have a food processor to deal with chopping the onion for you. I like serving this with asparagus and Quorn® 'chicken'. Parmesan balsamic sauces go well alongside this. You can substitute cream for the milk if you want it a bit heavier.

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