Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups natural barley
• salt
• 3/4 cup Feta cheese, crumbled
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• bread crumbs
• 4 zucchini, sliced
• 3 cups medium white sauce:
• 2 Tbs olive oil
• 2 Tbs flour
• 1 cup of warm milk
• pinch of salt

Method:

• Cook the barley in salted water until done.
• Drain & set aside.
• Brown the ground beef and onions together.
• Sprinkle the zucchini with salt and let stand 10 minutes.
• Squeeze out the excess moisture.
• Add the zucchini to the beef and onions and saute a few moments longer.
• Mix half of the Feta cheese and the beef mixture with the barley.
• Oil a 9 x 12 x 3 baking pan with olive oil and spread the barley mixture over it.
• Make the white sauce by heating the olive oil in a heavy skillet.
• Stir in the flour and add the 1 cup of warm milk, stirring steadily to make a
• smooth sauce.
• Add the pinch of salt.
• Add the rest of the Feta to the sauce and stir.
• Pour the sauce over the barley, top with bread crumbs and bake at 350° F for 30 to 40 minutes.
• Remove and let stand 10 mintues before cutting.