Vegetarian Barley-Vegetable Soup

VEGETARIAN BARLEY-VEGETABLE SOUP

10 Preparation Time :

Categories : Soups Vegetables

Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

2 x Med Onions, peeled & diced

2 x Lg Carrots, scraped & diced

2 x Stalks Celery, chopped

3 tb Butter or margarine

1 cn Tomatoes, chopped-

1 lb 12 oz

8 c Water

1 t Dried Basil

1/2 ts Dried Thyme

2 ts Salt

1/4 ts Pepper

1 c Pearl Barley

2 c Frozen green beans or peas

1 tb Chopped fresh Dill

(cut up up the frozen green beans or green peas to

2 cups

heated butter or margarine in a large kettle for 5

minutes. Add tomatoes, water, basil, thyme, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Stir in barley and lower

heat. Cook slowly, covered, 1 1/2 hours, until barley

is tender. Stir in beans or peas during last 10

minutes of cooking. Remove from heat and stir in dill.

Serves 10-12. Good for informal lunch or supper. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -