Vegetarian Recipes - Cream of Barley Soup Recipe

  
 

Cream of Barley Soup Recipe

 

Ingredients

 

Serves 4

  • 1 quart/1 liter Vegetable Stock

  • 1 3/4 cups/350 g pearl barley

  • 1 stalk celery, finely chopped

  • 1 cup/250 ml heavy/double cream

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Method:

  1. Bring the stock to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the barley and celery.

  2. Simmer over low heat for 25-30 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside 2 tablespoons of barley. Chop the rest in a food processor until smooth.

  3. Heat the cream in a small saucepan to almost boiling. Stir in the barley puree with the reserved barley.

  4. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.