Ingredients
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- 1 sweet onion diced
- 4 cloves of garlic fine chopped
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 pound of carrots diced
- 2 – 10 oz cans of diced tomatoes
- 1 cup of pearled barley washed
- 1 tablespoon of oregano
- 1 tablespoon of basil
- 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
- 4 cups of vegetable broth (one box carton)
- 2 cups of water
- 2 Yukon gold potatoes diced
- 1 cup of frozen corn
- 1 cup of frozen peas
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- 1 medium bunch of parsley chopped
- Additional water needed if the soup becomes too thick
Instructions
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Prepare all your ingredients: Chop into dice the onion, garlic & carrots. Rinse off the barley and set aside. Peel the potatoes, cube, and set in cold water with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. (the water & lemon juice keeps them from turning brown until you add them to the soup)
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Heat a large dutch oven pot or large soup pot and add the olive oil, garlic and diced onion saute until the onions are transparent about 3 minutes.
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Add the carrots and saute for 3 minutes.
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Add the 2 cans of diced tomatoes, barley, oregano, basil, pepper, vegetable broth, and water. Stir, bring to a boil and then reduce temperature to low and cook for 30 minutes covered.
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Uncover, stir and add the potatoes, corn, peas and cook uncovered for 10 minutes or until the potatoes are fork-tender.
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Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to the soup, stir and serve with the chopped parsley.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: American