Lentil Barley Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup celery, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 6 cups beef broth or 6 cups vegetable broth
• 1 (28 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
• 3/4 cup dry lentils
• 3/4 cup pearl barley
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup carrot, thinly sliced
• 1 cup swiss cheese, shredded (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large (4 quart) pan or dutch oven melt butter (or margarine).
• 2 add onion, celery, and garlic.
• 3 cook until tender.
• 4 add all remaining ingredients except cheese.
• 5 bring to a boil.
• 6 reduce to simmer for 45 minutes.
• 7 serve and top with cheese.
• 8 for vegetarian/vegan use the vegetable stock as your choice not the beef, and for vegan also omit the cheese and use a non dairy margarine. for lacto vegetarians you don't need to change the dairy or cheese.