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Barley and Mushroom Soup

5 from 6 votes
Allergens: 🍞 Gluten

(if you suffer from allergies, please double check all ingredients before eating)

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories:
Author: Becca Heyes
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🖨 Recipe printed from www.easycheesyvegetarian.com

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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 onion, sliced or diced
  • 150 g mushrooms, sliced (~ 2 cups sliced)
  • 75 g pearl barley (~ 1/4 cup)
  • 1 litre hot water (~ 4 cups)
  • 1 litre hot, good quality vegetable stock (~ 4 cups)
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Black pepper

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a large, deep frying pan, and add the onion and mushrooms. Cook for 5 minutes over a medium heat, until soft.
  • Add the pearl barley, water and stock, along with the dried thyme, bay leaf, and a generous amount of black pepper. Bring to a simmer, and cook for around 45 minutes, or until the pearl barley is completely cooked.
  • Serve warm.

Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.