Barley Bean Soup

Barley Bean Soup

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
  • Servings: 6-8
  • About This Recipe

    “This is a good, basic everyday sort of soup, great in cold weather. It is vegetarian but not only vegetarians love it!”

    Ingredients

  • 2tablespoonsolive oil
  • 2largeonions, chopped
  • 2clovesgarlic, minced
  • 3/4 cupraw pearl barley or 3/4 cuppot barley, rinsed
  • 2celery ribs, diced
  • 1cupcelery greens
  • 1bay leaf
  • 2 1/2 teaspoonssalt free herb and spice seasoning mix
  • 1 (14ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 6cupswater
  • 1 (1lb) can kidney bean, drained and rinsed
  • 3tablespoonsfresh parsley, chopped
  • 2tablespoonsfresh dill, minced
  • salt
  • fresh ground pepper
  • Directions

  • Heat the oil in a soup pot.
  • Add the onions and garlic and saute until the onions are golden.
  • Add all the remaining ingredients except the last 4.
  • Cover with the water.
  • Bring to a simmer, and simmer gently covered for 1 hour.
  • At this time the barley and vegies should be tender.
  • Add the beans, parsley, and dill.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper, then simmer for another 30 minutes over low heat.
  • Serve at once or allow the soup to stand for an hour or so before serving, then heat through as needed.
  • *Asthe soup stands, it will thicken, adjust the consistency as desired with additional water, then correct the seasonings.
  • Reviews

  • “First of all, I like that this recipe made a point of calling for celery greens.I think they are underused and I usually put them into any soup I make that uses celery.We are big fans of barley soups and this was a nice basic recipe that could easily be adapted to use whatever veggies you had around.I stuck pretty much to the recipe other than throwing in some carrots I had to use up, using dry dill (because it is all I had) and because I didn’t have the seasoning mix I used some veggie stock powder granules.We enjoyed this as our main meal tonight with some crusty bread on the side. Made for Bargain Basement tag.”

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