Pearl Barley Vegetable Soup Food

BARLEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the barley and 3 cups of vegetable stock.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hour, or until the liquid is absorbed.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large pot and add the onion, carrots, celery, and mushrooms.
• Cover and cook the vegetables for about 5 minutes, until they begin to soften.
• Add the remaining vegetable stock and simmer 30 minutes, covered.
• Add the barley and simmer 5 minutes more.
• Add salt to taste and ladle into bowls.
• Serve garnished with chopped fresh parsley.

PEARL BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse barley in a colander with cold tap water. Leave to drain for several minutes.
• Sauté veg 5 minutes: Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, swede, mushrooms and garlic (yes, all at once!). Cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
• Sauté herbs/spices: Add thyme, coriander, fennel, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
• Simmer 35 minutes: Add pearl barley and vegetable stock. Stir, bring to a boil and simmer for 35 minutes until barley is cooked. It will have a nice chew to it but should not have a hard centre like uncooked rice.
• Stir in parsley: Stir in parsley leaves. Ladle into bowls and serve!

WINTER VEG AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a pan and add all of the veg. Cook over a medium heat for about 5 minutes until the veg has just started to soften.
• Stir in the bay leaves, thyme, pearl barley, white wine, stock and tomato puree. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 45 minutes until the vegetables are very tender and the pearl barley is soft.
• Remove the bay leaves and thyme stalk and stir in the chopped parsley. season to taste and serve hot.

BARLEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first eight ingredients. Stir in the water, broth, barley, bay leaf and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until barley and vegetables are tender. , Stir in tomatoes; cover and cook on high for 10-20 minutes or until heated through. Discard bay leaf.

PEARL BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Saute carrots, onions, leek and celery in a little oil for a few minutes. Add swede, bay leaves and thyme. Then add barley and stock, and season with pepper.
• Bring barley soup to the boil and add tomatoes. When the barley soup is almost cooked, add the cabbage.
• Add the sherry and coriander. Remove bay leaves.
• In each serving bowl, add the peas and brussels sprouts and pour the hot soup over.
• Top each bowl with a sprinkle of fresh parsley, black pepper and grated parmesan.
• Serve with crusty bread.

BEAN & BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat, add the onion, fennel and garlic, and cook until softened and just beginning to brown, about 10-12 mins.
• Mash half the chickpeas and add to the pan with the tomatoes, stock and barley. Top up with a can of water and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 45 mins or until the barley is tender. Add another can of water if the liquid has significantly reduced.
• Add the remaining chickpeas and the butter beans to the soup. After a few mins, stir in the spinach and cook until wilted, about 1 min. Season and serve scattered with Parmesan.