Lentil Barley Soup Food

LENTIL BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, saute the onion, green pepper and garlic in butter until tender. Add broth, carrots, lentils, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25 minutes. , Add chicken, barley and mushrooms; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the lentils, barley and carrots are tender. Add tomatoes; heat through.

BARLEY LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In large saucepan or soup pot, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onion, garlic, carrot, celery, thyme, marjoram and pepper until onions are softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add stock, water, lentils and barley to the pot and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until barley and lentils are tender, about 40 minutes.
• Stir in chopped parsley before serving.
• To serve, top each serving with a dollop of yogurt. Sprinkle with finely chopped parsley.

BARLEY, LENTIL AND MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion; cook and stir until onions are limp, but not brown, about 5 minutes. Mix in the celery and carrot; cook for another 5 minutes. Stir in the barley and lentils so they are coated with oil, continue to cook and stir until lightly toasted.
• Pour in the beef broth and season with thyme, parsley, pepper and the bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Add the porcini mushrooms, cover and simmer for 25 minutes over low heat. Add the button mushroom, cover and continue cooking for another 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix in sherry during the last 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed before serving.

RED LENTIL AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic.
• Cook, stirring frequently, 5 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients to saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook 1 hour.
• Remove and discard bay leaves before serving.

SOUTHWEST BARLEY & LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add kielbasa; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until browned. Remove from pot with a slotted spoon., Add carrots and onion to same pot; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until tender. Add garlic and cumin; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in kielbasa and remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 35-45 minutes or until lentils and barley are tender, stirring occasionally.

LENTIL-BARLEY HAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the onion, celery and garlic in butter until tender. Stir in the broth, lentils, basil, oregano, rosemary and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. , Add ham and carrots. Cover and simmer 10 minutes longer. Return to a boil; stir in the barley. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until barley and lentils are tender. Stir in tomatoes; heat through.

LENTIL BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except salt into a large pot and bring to a simmer.
• Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the lentils and barley are tender, about 1 hour.
• Add salt to taste and spinach, if desired.
• Cook briefly until spinach is wilted but still bright green.
• This soup can also be prepared in a crockpot. If you start with boiling water it will cook in 1 to 2 hours; with cold water, 5 to 6 hours.
• To cook in a pressure cooker, put all ingredients except salt and spinach into cooker and bring it to high pressure.
• Cook at high pressure for 12 minutes; then bring pressure down with a quick-release method. Lentils should be cooked, but barley may not be completely tender.
• Cook until barley reaches the desired state of tenderness, about 15 minutes, adding water if a thinner consistency is needed. Then add salt and spinach, if desired.
• Cook briefly until spinach is wilted but still bright green.

LENTIL AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy, deep saucepan. Add the onions, celery and carrot and saute until tender but not brown. Stir in the garlic, cook a minute or so longer, then stir in the curry powder.
• Add the stock, bring to a simmer, then stir in the lentils and barley.
• Bring to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer, then cook about an hour and a half, until the lentils and barley are tender. Add some additional stock or more water during cooking, if necessary.
• Stir in the lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve, garnished with a sprinkling of cilantro.

ITALIAN LENTIL AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Sort through lentils to remove debris and shriveled beans, then rinse.
• Add lentils to crock pot, along with barley, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, dried herbs and bay leaf.
• Pour in broth, water, and tomatoes.
• Cover and cook on low heat for 12 to 14 hours, or on high heat for 5 to 6 hours.
• Discard bay leaf and just before serving stir in parsley and vinegar. (If you don't use the vinegar, the soup might taste more bland as you're omitting a major contributor of flavor.).
• Lentils aren't like dried beans. They don't require soaking and cook pretty quickly when you do it right.
• When you buy your lentils, go somewhere that has a decent turnover so your lentils haven't been sitting on the shelf for years. Also, don't add any additional salt to the soup while it is cooking, and don't add lentils to already boiling water as either one can make lentils tough.

BARLEY AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic and sauté until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Add next 6 ingredients. Cook until bell pepper just softens, stirring occasionally, 6 minutes.
• Mix in 5 cans broth, tomatoes and tomato paste. Bring mixture to boil. Stir in barley and lentils. Reduce heat and simmer until barley and lentils are tender, stirring occasionally, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Thin soup to desired consistency with remaining broth. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with parsley if desired.

LENTIL BARLEY SOUP {VEGAN}

Steps:

• In a dutch oven or large pan, heat the olive oil over a medium heat.
• Add the onion, celery, carrots, and garlic.
• Stir, cover, and cook gently until tender (about 5 minutes).
• Add the stock, tomatoes (undrained), lentils, barley, rosemary, oregano, and black pepper.
• Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat. Cover and simmer for 55 minutes.
• Season with salt and black pepper if necessary.
• Serve with French bread.

HIGH-PROTEIN BARLEY VEGETABLE SOUP WITH LENTILS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Spray a 4-quart saucepan with nonstick cooking spray .
• Add the garlic and onion, and sauté for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the carrots and celery; sauté for 3 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.
• Mix in 6 cups of the vegetable broth, and also the mushrooms, lentils, ​barley, tomato paste, thyme, curry powder, and bay leaf.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 60 to 70 minutes or until lentils and barley are tender but not mushy.
• Blend in the remaining broth, Italian parsley, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.
• Remove the bay leaf and serve. Enjoy!

LENTIL BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large (4 quart) pan or dutch oven melt butter (or margarine).
• add onion, celery, and garlic.
• cook until tender.
• add all remaining ingredients except cheese.
• bring to a boil.
• reduce to simmer for 45 minutes.
• serve and top with cheese.
• For Vegetarian/Vegan use the Vegetable stock as your choice not the beef, and for Vegan also omit the cheese and use a non dairy Margarine. For Lacto Vegetarians you don't need to change the dairy or cheese.