Comments on: Asparagus, broccolini and barley salad http://ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com/recipe/asparagus-broccolini-and-barley-salad/ Food, recipes, cooking, drink, photography, Fisher & Paykel, Our Kitchen, Tips Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:45:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Lauren http://ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com/recipe/asparagus-broccolini-and-barley-salad/comment-page-1/#comment-17334 Lauren Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:37:10 +0000 http://ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com/?p=1509#comment-17334 Thanks Nicki I'm glad you enjoyed the salad - you're quite right, Barley is an underrated grain. So tasty and nutritious! I'm looking forward to eating more food like t his as the weather warms up and we head into summer :) Thanks Nicki I’m glad you enjoyed the salad – you’re quite right, Barley is an underrated grain. So tasty and nutritious! I’m looking forward to eating more food like t his as the weather warms up and we head into summer :)

]]> By: Nicki Keenan http://ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com/recipe/asparagus-broccolini-and-barley-salad/comment-page-1/#comment-17298 Nicki Keenan Sat, 01 Oct 2011 08:30:49 +0000 http://ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com/?p=1509#comment-17298 Made this today for a Grand Final function. It was delicious and was very favorably commented on. It was so healthy and fresh tasting. This will be a recipe that I am going to be doing a lot of. Barley is such an under rated grain. I love it. Thank-you. Made this today for a Grand Final function. It was delicious and was very favorably commented on. It was so healthy and fresh tasting. This will be a recipe that I am going to be doing a lot of. Barley is such an under rated grain. I love it. Thank-you.

]]> By: Machiko Niimi http://ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com/recipe/asparagus-broccolini-and-barley-salad/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Machiko Niimi Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:14:54 +0000 http://ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com/?p=1509#comment-610 Delicious recipe! I swapped the broccollini with avocados and shoved in some left over veges... sorry to butcher your recipe... Barley is so moreish and the dressing is refreshing that refreshing that unlike many moreish dishes this still one makes you feel like you've had a healthy dinner. Thanks for the recipe. Delicious recipe!

I swapped the broccollini with avocados and shoved in some left over veges… sorry to butcher your recipe… Barley is so moreish and the dressing is refreshing that refreshing that unlike many moreish dishes this still one makes you feel like you’ve had a healthy dinner.

Thanks for the recipe.

]]> By: Lauren http://ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com/recipe/asparagus-broccolini-and-barley-salad/comment-page-1/#comment-423 Lauren Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:29:32 +0000 http://ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com/?p=1509#comment-423 Hmmm. Can't say I have encountered this problem myself. The colour of the vegetables in the photographs is pretty true. There is some thinking that 'shocking' vegetables in iced water after cooking can cause them to lose nutrients and this may be what you are seeing with your colour loss. Personally I think it is more important to halt the cooking process and prevent soggy asparagus, but you could undercook and then let it cool naturally – this may help preserve the colour. Alternatively, you could try simply using cold water out of the tap, rather than iced water so the shock is lessened. I’m curious to see ho you go with this – keep us informed! Happy cooking :) Hmmm. Can’t say I have encountered this problem myself. The colour of the vegetables in the photographs is pretty true. There is some thinking that ‘shocking’ vegetables in iced water after cooking can cause them to lose nutrients and this may be what you are seeing with your colour loss. Personally I think it is more important to halt the cooking process and prevent soggy asparagus, but you could undercook and then let it cool naturally – this may help preserve the colour. Alternatively, you could try simply using cold water out of the tap, rather than iced water so the shock is lessened. I’m curious to see ho you go with this – keep us informed!
Happy cooking :)

]]> By: Anonymous Lawyer http://ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com/recipe/asparagus-broccolini-and-barley-salad/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Anonymous Lawyer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:13:06 +0000 http://ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com/?p=1509#comment-421 Hi Lauren, Another question for you...I liked the look of this salad so much I made it last night - delicious! But when I refreshed my asparagus and broccolini into iced water to stop the cooking process, I noticed that they lost a lot of their "greeness" and seemed to go a bit light green-yellow. It still tasted great, but the green vegetables just weren't so "radiant" green. Do you know why this might happen? Is there anything I can do to stop it from happening again? Hi Lauren,

Another question for you…I liked the look of this salad so much I made it last night – delicious! But when I refreshed my asparagus and broccolini into iced water to stop the cooking process, I noticed that they lost a lot of their “greeness” and seemed to go a bit light green-yellow. It still tasted great, but the green vegetables just weren’t so “radiant” green. Do you know why this might happen? Is there anything I can do to stop it from happening again?

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