Friday, March 4, 2011

TOMATO BARLEY SOUP

How to make kids eat more grains? Put them into their favorite soup and they will gulp them down as if they won a first prize! And this soup is so easy to prepare yet so delicious and eye appealing with that dollop of sour cream and soup crackers on the top...who can possibly resist to dig in?


Tomato Barley Soup on FoodistaTomato Barley Soup

TOMATO BARLEY SOUP
(for printable recipe click here)

Ingredients:
¾ cup barley
4 cups veggie stock
2 8 oz. cans tomato sauce
3 tbsp tomato paste
1 small onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 potato, diced
3 carrots, diced
2 tbsp olive oil
salt
black pepper
½ tsp sugar

Directions:
Add barley to lightly salted boiling water and cook over medium heat until soft, about 30 minutes. Set aside.

Cook potatoes and carrots in veggie stock until juts tender. Set aside.

Into a big enough pot over medium heat, put olive oil, onion, and garlic, and sauté with a pinch of salt and a dash of black pepper until soft. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, and sugar. Stir and cook until it starts to bubble. Add veggie stock with potato and carrots and cooked barley. Stir and simmer for 10 minutes. Taste, add salt if needed, and serve with soup crackers and a dollop of sour cream.



16 comments:

  1. Yum! I definitly couldn't resist.

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  2. Healthy and tasty!! Can't go wrong with it!
    I do the same think, putting barley in the soups and stews and telling them it is rice:))
    Welcome back..I was missing your posts!:)

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  3. That is so true - Ana loves soup so if there's a grain or a veggie that she doesn't like, I put it in a soup! :)

    You reminded me of my younger days with this soup... I love tomato and barley soup! Thank you for sharing this with us!

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  4. Mmmm... Reminds of a similar soup I make. Love barley in soups, especially tomato based ones. Just adds a nice texture and depth to it. Looks delicious!

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  5. Yum- I love the idea of potato in a tomato soup. Now I need to go out and get some barley. :)

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  6. Your soup looks hearty and delicious, with the barley. Never thought to put potatoes in tomato soup either, good idea!

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  7. You know, that's a good idea. I'm just starting to get my five year old to eat more soups. He's still a little unsure. But I try to make it with a grilled cheese sandwich too. Good idea about the barley in there. Will definitely try it! :)

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  8. What a simple, yet wonderful, and comforting soup, Mateja. I love barley, in vegetable soup, but never thought about putting it in tomato soup, which I also love so much. Yummy! Love the combination of the two. Photo of it is lovely, as well!

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  9. This soup looks so good, easy and delicious!

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  10. Thank you girls for comments :)

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  11. Looks very yummy and great in these wintery days. I love all sorts of barley soups. I used to make it in a different way but got inspired by you to make a tomato based one. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. I could definitely use a bowl of this right now! It sounds so good!

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  13. Oh, boy, this looks marvelous! Since spring weather hasn't arrived, this would be perfect for dinner...and I LOVE barley!

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  14. Thank you all for stopping by :)

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  15. Soup is such a fantastic way to sneak in the veggies and grains! This looks fantastic

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  16. I have barley sitting in the pantry. This looks like the perfect after work meal!

    Kristi

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