Description
This winter vegetable soup with pearl barley is hearty, comforting, and packed with seasonal vegetables, making it a nourishing and satisfying meal for cold days.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup pearl barley
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 cup chopped cabbage
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add onion, carrots, and celery and cook until softened.
- Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Add pearl barley and stir to coat.
- Add zucchini, cabbage, diced tomatoes, vegetable broth, thyme, and bay leaf.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low.
- Simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Season with salt and black pepper.
- Remove bay leaf.
- Serve hot garnished with fresh parsley.
Notes
This soup thickens as it sits. Add extra broth when reheating if needed.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: winter vegetable soup, pearl barley soup, vegetable barley soup, hearty soup