Barley Broth

Barley Broth

A tasty soup from the vegetarian society

Serves 4

Points plan: 2 pts per serving.  Use frylight instead of olive oil and reduce the points to ½ pt per serving (Original points)

Core recipe

30ml/2tbsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 bay leaf
50g/2oz mushrooms, quartered
1tsp thyme
1tsp basil
30ml/2tbsp tamari or soy sauce
1 potato diced
2 carrots, sliced
½swede, diced
50g/2oz pearl barley (soaked in water for 1 hour)
1.35L/2¼pt vegetable stock
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Heat the oil, add the onion and sauté gentle, add the garlic and the bay leaf, and continue cooking for 3 minutes.

Add the mushrooms, thyme, basil and tamari and cook gently for a further 3 minutes.

Add the remaining vegetables, barley and stock.
Cover and simmer for about 30-40 minutes.