Vegetarian Barley Vegetable Soup Recipes

VEGETABLE BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are lightly browned and the onion is translucent, about 7 minutes. Add carrots, fennel seeds and oregano; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, broth, barley, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium to maintain a simmer; cook, stirring occasionally, until the barley is tender, about 40 minutes. Stir in green beans and peas; cook over medium heat until heated through, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vinegar. Garnish with parsley and basil, 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.

BEAKER'S VEGETABLE BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Pour the vegetable broth into a large pot. Add the barley, carrots, celery, tomatoes, zucchini, garbanzo beans, onion, and bay leaves. Season with garlic powder, sugar, salt, pepper, parsley, curry powder, paprika, and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 90 minutes. The soup will be very thick. You may adjust by adding more broth or less barley if desired. Remove bay leaves before serving.

VEGETARIAN BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Coat the bottom of a large dutch oven pot with cooking spray and place over medium-high heat until hot. Add ONIONS, CELERY, PARSLEY, and GARLIC and cook, stirring frequently, 4 minutes 2. Add BROTH, TOMATOES, CARROTS, BARLEY, SALT, PEPPER, OREGANO, THYME and BAY LEAF and bring to a simmer, string occasionally. Cover pot and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 3. Stir in MUSHROOMS and simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 4. Remove and discard bay leaf. Ladle soup into 4 bowls. Cooking Alternative: Place ingredients in an Instant Pot in the order described above. Then, cook under high pressure for 2 minutes and then release using the quick release method. Also, swap barley for dry rigatoni.

INSTANT POT® VEGAN VEGETABLE AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Combine vegetable broth, barley, tomatoes, carrots, celery, zucchini, onion, corn, bay leaves, salt, sugar, pepper, and garlic powder in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 20 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 40 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.

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.

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.