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Winter Vegetable Barley Soup is simple, a little rustic and packed with all the good stuff to keep you healthy.
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Winter Vegetable Barley Soup

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Winter Vegetable Barley Soup is simple, a little rustic and packed with all the good stuff to keep you healthy.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Course: Dinner, Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Barley Soup, Broth Soup, Healthy Soup, Root Vegetable Soup, Soup with Barley, Soup with Kale, Vegetable Soup, vegetarian soup, winter soup
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small yellow onion chopped
  • 2 celery ribs sliced
  • 3 carrots peeled and sliced in rounds
  • 2 large garlic cloves minced
  • 1 handful fingerling potatoes sliced in rounds
  • 1 cup parsnips peeled and chopped
  • 2 cups lacinato kale chopped
  • 1 pinch each of fennel, oregano and basil
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 4 cups good broth, either vegetable or chicken
  • 1/4 cup pearled barley

Instructions

  • In a large soup pot over medium high heat add olive oil. Saute onion, celery and carrots until just softened. Add garlic, potato, parsnip and kale. Stirring to combine. Add broth, herbs, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium low. Simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Add barley during the last 30 minutes. Continue simmering until all vegetables are fork tender, about 30 minutes.