Kosher Mushroom Barly Soup

barley

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: rice

Quinoa is higher in protein while rice is often less expensive.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade stock is lower in sodium and more flavorful.

Cook bell mushrooms in olive oil until soft and then remove them from the pot.

Prepare all ingredients: carrots, celery, onions, white mushrooms, parsley, barley, and spices.

Add chopped celery and onion to the pot and sauté until translucent.

Add chopped carrots and white mushrooms to the pot and sauté until soft.

Add salt and stir the vegetables well.

Pour in 8 cups of vegetable broth and 2 cups of barley, bring to a boil, then cover and cook for 1 hour.

Add the previously cooked mushrooms back into the soup later on.

If the soup is too thick, add more vegetable broth as needed.

Use an immersion blender to blend the soup slightly for added body before serving.

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