Serve with plain rice, barley, spelt or bulgur.
Often, for me, it means a plump grain such as bulgur or barley, spelt or brown rice – best when they are an element in the salad, not the bulk of it.
In practice, the tradition of eating unleavened bread involves a ban on five grain staples wheat, barley, spelt, oats, and rye and has led, among observant Jews, to what can best be described as an annual pre-holiday panic: a collective purge of all residences and businesses, a mass scrubbing of every corner, cupboard, and couch cushion to clear any trace of the prohibited items.
The Jewish festival of Pesach (Passover) may present problems with its obligation to eat matzo, which is unleavened bread made in a strictly controlled manner from wheat, barley, spelt, oats, or rye.
A fancy porridge made with barley or spelt flakes, pumpkin seeds and blackberries or, occasionally, a homemade muffin.
Mix 250g oat flakes (or oat, barley and spelt flakes) with two tablespoons each of sunflower seeds, golden linseeds, flaked and crumbled almonds, pumpkin seeds, chopped hazelnuts and brazil nuts.
Gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, spelt and oats, can cause celiac disease, which triggers severe inflammation throughout the body and has been linked to autoimmune diseases, mood disorders, autism, schizophrenia, dementia, digestive disorders, nutritional deficiencies, diabetes, cancer and more.
Perhaps as a consequence of the Norman conquest and the travelling of nobles between France and England, one French variant described in the 14th century cookbook Le Menagier de Paris was called godale (most likely a direct borrowing from the English "good ale") and was made from barley and spelt, but without hops.
As skyronnaise, with fresh wolffish in spelt barley at the harbour-front Icelandic Fish and Chips restaurant.
Emina, to my slight surprise, is the only one to suggest cutting the oats with another cereal – he uses rye, but spelt, barley, quinoa and rice would all work, along with many others.
Nutty pearl barley or pearled spelt are also excellent ways to add body; and don't forget pulses such as white beans or puy lentils, which give you carbs and protein in a virtuous double-whammy.
