Sweet & Savory Vegetarian/Vegan Soup
photo by Lalaloula
- Ready In:
- 1hr 26mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 2 cups sweet onions (sliced)
- 1⁄2 cup barley
- 42 ounces vegetable broth (organic)
- 1 cup baby carrots (fresh and chopped)
- 5 ounces frozen spinach
- 15 1⁄2 ounces chickpeas
- 8 1⁄4 ounces pineapple chunks (and juice)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (to taste)
- 1 dash pepper (to taste)
directions
- In a large dutch oven (5-quarts) on medium heat add cooking oil and butter.
- When oil begins to sizzle add and saute sliced onions until translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add barley and cook for 1 minute more (stir frequently, do not let the barley burn).
- Add vegetable broth to dutch oven, then carrots, spinach and chickpeas.
- Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer covered on low for 45 minutes or until carrots and barley are tender.
- Uncover dutch oven.
- Add pineapple and juice to the soup.
- Add and stir sesame oil and soy sauce; simmer on low for another 15 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Reviews
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Mmm, I really enjoyed this soup! The chickpeas, veggies and pineapple went great together and made for a really interesting mix of flavours. I followed your revised directions and nothing got burnt or tasted off. As I didnt have spinach on hand and also was out of onion, I used sliced mushrooms to make up for the missing veggies. That worked out well.<br/>This was quick and easy to make and we enjoyed it a lot as a healthy lunch. THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing your creation with us, Acadia!<br/>Made and reviewed for my chosen chef during Veggie Swap #40 November 2011.
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I'm afraid I had several problems with this recipe. The directions call for butter but there is no butter in the ingredient list. I had 2 TBL of butter leftover from another recipe so I used that. The directions say to saute the onion for 15 minutes. Over medium heat they were translucent at about 5 minutes & caramelizing by 10 so at that point I added the barley. Stirring nearly non-stop & on much lower heat now, both the barley & the onions just burned. The rest of the recipe went together just fine but the final result was not esthetically pleasing & really needed some seasoning. The sesame oil & soy sauce didn't add anything as the burnt taste just lingered. I ate the whole bowl but DH & DS just tasted it & then wouldn't eat it. I'm sorry. Thanks for sharing your creation. Made for RSC Lucky #13.
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Cedar Brook, New Jersey
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