Country vegetable soup
5
Points®
Total time: 1 hr • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 45 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Welcome your family home with the irresistible aroma of homemade soup simmering on the stove.
Ingredients
Olive oil
1 tbs
Leek
1 whole, cut into 1m pieces
Carrot(s)
1 large, cut into 1cm pieces
Vegetable stock
4 cup(s), (1L)
Pearl barley
⅔ cup(s), rinsed, drained
Swede
1 medium, cut into 1cm pieces
Orange sweet potato (kumara)
1 small, cut into 1cm pieces
Green string beans
125 g, cut into 1cm pieces
Broccoli
1 cup(s)
Instructions
1
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add leek and carrot and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until leek has softened.
2
Add stock and barley and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Add swede and sweet potato and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or until vegetables and barley are tender.
3
Add beans and broccoli and simmer, uncovered, for 3–4 minutes or until just tender (add a little water if soup seems too thick). Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve.
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