Quick veggie and barley soup. Loaded with colorful vegetables and filling pearled barley, this Vegetable Barley Soup is a healthy, freezer-friendly staple recipe for winter! Some people find that potatoes change in texture slightly when frozen and thawed, but it's not. This garden veggie barley soup is loaded with a mix of fresh and frozen veggies and barley.

Ingredients of Quick veggie and barley soup

1. It’s 1 cup of or so chopped celery.
2. It’s 1 cup of or so chopped onion.
3. You need 1 cup of or so chopped carrots.
4. Prepare 1 cube of stock (I used Kallo garlic and herb).
5. It’s 1/2 liter of water.
6. You need 1 tbs of tomato paste.
7. Prepare 3 tbs of chopped fresh dill.
8. You need 1 tsp of dried celery seeds.
9. Prepare 1/4-1/3 cup of Job's tears or barley (I used Job's tears).
10. Prepare 1 tbs of or so olive oil.
11. You need of Corn starch slurry (1 tbs each corn starch and water).
12. It’s of To taste, salt and pepper.

If you're used to a more traditional beef and barley soup, go ahead and try this lower-fat and cholesterol-free version of. Barley, zucchinis, carrots, tomatoes, and corn combine to make this hearty, versatile, filling vegan soup that is just so easy to make in your Instant Pot®. Easy to change the veggies in this dish and make it your own. Adding beans spinach or lentils would all be great.

Quick veggie and barley soup step by step

1. Rinse off barley or Job's tears, then put in a sauce pan and cover with water by a few inches. Bring to a boil and then let simmer for 45 minutes or so (I cook the grain separately so it doesn't absorb all the liquid in the soup)..
2. In a bowl, dissolve the stock cube in the 1/2 liter of water and set aside..
3. In large sauce pan, saute the celery, onion, and carrots in the olive oil over medium heat..
4. When the veggie mix is softened, add in the stock, tomato paste, and celery seeds. Bring to a boil, and then let simmer..
5. After ten minutes, add the dill and the corn starch slurry. Stir to make sure the slurry is thoroughly mixed..
6. Let the soup simmer another ten minutes or so until it achieves desired consistency (mine was thickened just a bit – runny but not watery)..
7. Remove from heat and season to taste..
8. When barley/Job's tears are done (should be mostly soft, maybe a little al dente), strain to eliminate excess water and then add to the soup. Reheat if necessary and serve..

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