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Barley And Lentil Soup Recipe


Barley And Lentil Soup Recipe
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Here is a delicious lentil soup for Shabbat - Parshat Toldot or anytime you feel like a hot bowl of good-for-you soup. It can be prepared on the stove top or in a crock pot. I prefer to saute the veggies for a few minutes before adding everything els... More

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Ingredients
  • 1-1/4 cups lentils, rinsed
  • 1/2 cup pearl barley
  • 6 cups water or 3 cups water and 3 cups vegetable stock
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 - 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon of either fresh or dried parsley (preferably fresh)
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp. red pepper flakes or a dash of Tobasco sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions
  1. Place all ingredients except salt into a large pot and bring to a good simmer.
  2. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the lentils and barley are tender, about 1-1/2 hours.
  3. Add salt to taste.
  4. Note: Cooking time depends on the method of cooking. If you are using a crock pot then I would suggest 6 hours.
  5. Should make enough to serve 6 - 8
  6. Nutrition information per serving: 78 calories, 4 g protein, 16 g carbohydrate, 0 g fat, 150 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol

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Love lentils and barley! This soup is right up my alley! Great for cold winter days.


I have a bag of lentils sitting in the cupboard. Now I know what to do with them. Thanks !


Sounds great...Love soups...:)


I make my barley and lentil soup this same way.
Lately I have been using purple barley.

Five forks and a smile :)
Michael


I fixed a half recipe of this three days ago. Then made a new batch again tonight. Great recipe! Thank you,
Mark


Chacha, Thanks for the great recipe. I'm going to fix it today. Five forks and my love to you. NanaClark


I'm back to tell you that I made this yesterday, and it was delicious! I used stock in place of water and sauteed the veggies prior to adding them, like you recommended. The only thing I did different, was I used 1 tsp. of cumin, instead of 1/2, and I added garlic and parsely during the last couple of minutes. I like the taste of those freash. I used yellow lentils. This is a wonderful soup, it was gone pretty quick. The cumin and red pepper flakes give it a nice kick! Added a picture for you, hope that's OK. Adding this to the "I made it" group.


I want this right now!!! How beautiful! I flagged it for you! I'll have to try this sometime! Thanks Chacha! And Thanks Juels, for showing us another great recipe in the group!


Okay...I just made this tonight for dinner and it was very easy! I made it as written except I also sauteed the veggies and used veg broth instead of water. When I tasted it I noticed it needed more salt. I ended up adding 3 tsp. Then I thought it was still missing something, so I added 2 Tbls. of grated parmesan cheese per bowl...then it was just perfect! The cheese really made a big difference and I know this soup will taste even better the next day! I added a pic!


I love lentils and especially barley. This is a recipe I will definitely have to try. Thanks for sharing! - Natalie


I'm having some of the leftover soup right now for lunch and Wow!...Its so much better after its had a chance to soak in all the flavors of all the ingredients! Its like night and day! No pun intended! LOL!

It was a very good recipe before but now its just amazing! It also thickened up quite a bit... which is how I like it!


Chacha!! This soup looks divine. very very nice. thank you and 555555


Good! Saving this one!


Love lentils, love barley-- what else can I holler but HIGH FIVE!!!!!
:+D


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