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VEGETABLE BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Add the onion, garlic, and olive oil to a large soup pot and sauté over medium heat for about 5 minutes, or until the onion is soft and translucent.
• Meanwhile, peel and dice the carrots. Once the onions are soft, add the carrots to the soup pot, along with the canned diced tomatoes (with juices), barley, basil, oregano, some freshly cracked pepper, and vegetable broth.
• Stir the contents of the pot to combine, place a lid on top, turn the heat up to medium-high, and bring the broth up to a boil. Once boiling, turn the heat down to medium-low, and let the soup simmer, with the lid in place, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• While the soup simmers, peel and dice the potato into 1/2-inch cubes. After the soup has simmered and the barley is mostly tender, add the diced potatoes and continue to simmer for 10 minutes more, or just until the potatoes are tender.
• Once the potatoes are tender, add the frozen green beans, corn, and peas. Stir to combine, and heat through (about 5 minutes in the simmering soup).
• Finally, add the lemon juice to the soup and stir to combine. Taste the soup and adjust the salt or pepper to your liking. Serve hot, with fresh chopped parsley on top as a garnish, if desired.

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.

VEGETARIAN BARLEY-VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, carrot and celery and saute until softened.
• Add water, tomatoes, salt, basil, thyme and pepper; bring to a boil.
• Stir in barley.
• Lower heat and cover.
• Gently simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until barley is tender.
• Stir in frozen green beans during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
• Remove from heat and stir in dill weed.
• Serve warm.