Red Lentil And Barley Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 4 scallions, diced, whites and greens divided
• 1 garlic clove, whole and peeled
• 1 teaspoon chili oil
• 3 -3 1/2 cups water
• 1 cube vegetable bouillon
• 2/3 cup red lentil
• 1/2 cup pearl barley
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a medium pan. add onion, part of scallions, and garlic clove. saute, stirring occasionally, until browned.
• 2 while onions are cooking, rinse lentils and barley and drain well.
• 3 when onions are starting to caramelize, slowly add the 3 cups of water. bring to a boil and add bullion cube. stir until bullion cube is dissolved.
• 4 add lentils and barley. simmer about 40 minutes or until barley is tender. add up to another 1/2 cup of water if soup is too thick, stirring well.
• 5 add salt if needed (if soup tastes “flatâ€?), then serve immediately. to garnish, top with the green parts of the scallions, croutons, feta cheese, and some black pepper.