Healthy Vegetable Soup with Lentils and Barley

This vegetable soup with barley and lentils is a delicious and healthy homemade soup that comes together easily. Packed full of hearty vegetables and the plant-based goodness of barley and lentils, this soup will keep you feeling full and satisfied.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Australian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Calories 236kcal

Author Sally

Equipment

cast iron dutch oven

Ingredients

1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 large carrots
2 stalks celery
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 small/medium potatoes
1 swede
1 parsnip
1 cup dried soup mix or a combination of lentils and barley
½ teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon dried basil
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
4 cups vegetable stock
2 cups water
½ cup frozen peas
chopped parsley to serve

Instructions

Start by prepping all the vegetables. Peel and dice the onion, garlic, carrots, potatoes, swede and parsnip. Chop the celery.
Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, carrots and celery. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened.
Stir in the tomato paste, thyme, oregano and basil. Cook for 1–2 minutes until fragrant.
Add the potatoes, swede, parsnip and dried soup mix. Stir well to combine.
Pour in the vegetable stock and water. Season with salt and pepper, then mix through. Bring to the boil.
Once boiling, reduce the heat to a low simmer, cover, and cook for about 45 minutes or until the lentils and barley are tender.
Add the frozen peas and stir through. Let them heat for a few minutes, then taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
Serve hot, topped with chopped parsley if desired.

Notes

Soup mix is a mix of legumes and grains, usually split peas, barley, lentils.

Vegetables: I love using parsnip and swede for a little extra veggie variation, but you could substitute them for an extra potato. Most Australian supermarkets sell a vegetable soup pack, which is a pre-packaged combination of potatoes, onion, celery, carrot, parsnip and swede which is what you need for this recipe.

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