Creamy Barley Salad with Apples

     Tonight Arnauld and I are going to have dinner with our pals Ali and Erik.  I volunteered to make a salad but wanted to try something new.  I found this recipe for Creamy Barley Salad with Apples on realsimple.com.

Creamy Barley Salad with Apples

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup pearl barley
salt and pepper
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 celery stalks, sliced
1 apple, sliced thinly
6 cups arugula

Method
1. Combine water, 1/2 tsp salt, and barley in a saucepan.  Bring to a boil and then cover.  Reduce to a simmer and cook for 25-30 minutes.  After cooking, drain the barley and spread on a cookie sheet to cool.
2. Combine yogurt, lemon juice, mustard, oil, celery, apples, 1/4 tsp pepper, and 1/2 tsp salt.  Add the cooled barley.  Serve over arugula.