Vegetable Barley Soup Recipe
This is a one-pot, vegetarian pearl barley soup recipe. It is a healthy, low-calorie soup packed with vegetables.
Servings: 4
Calories: 152kcal
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- ⅓ Cup Pearl Barley
- 2 tablespoon light olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 tablespoon chopped celery stalk
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander stalks
- 2 teaspoon fresh thyme or dried thyme
- ¼ Cup chopped onion
- ¼ Cup chopped carrot
- ¼ Cup chopped zucchini
- ¼ Cup chopped mushrooms
- ¼ Cup green peas
- 2 teaspoon oregano
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 stock cube
- 1 litre water
- ¼ Cup cilantro leaves
- ¼ Cup celery leaves
Instructions
- Rinse the barley in a colander under tap water, then leave it for a few minutes to drain before using.
- Set the SAUTE mode of your instant pot for 6 minutes.
- Add olive oil to the inner pot. Add garlic, celery, coriander stalks, thyme, bay leaf, and onion. Saute them for 20 - 30 seconds to release the aroma of herbs and infuse their flavour into the oil.
- Add carrot, zucchini, mushroom, green peas, and pearled barley. Saute for 1 minute.
- Add oregano, salt, pepper, stock cube, and water. Stir to combine. Cancel the SAUTE mode. Close the lid of the instant pot.
- PRESSURE COOK barley soup for 20 minutes. Allow the steam to release naturally, or you can do a Quick Release manually.
- Add fresh greens like cilantro, basil, or celery leaves. Stir to combine. Taste and, if required add more seasoning.
- Serve vegetable barley soup warm.
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Notes
You can make barley soup on a stovetop saucepan. It takes 30 - 35 minutes over low heat.
From a variety of mushrooms, green beans, potato, squash, cabbage, or spinach, you can add easy-to-cook vegetables in this soup.
When it comes to fresh green herbs, you can add Italian basil, parsley, cilantro, celery, or any other aromatic herbs of choice.
Nutrition
Calories: 152kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 0.04mg | Sodium: 277mg | Potassium: 252mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1639IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg