Ingredients

1 cup barley
2 tbl. olive oil
2 large onions, sliced
1-1/2 lb. white mushrooms, thickly sliced or chopped.
2 tbl. tomato paste
32 oz. vegetable broth
5 medium carrots, sliced thin
1/4 cup white dry Vermouth (substitute dry white wine)
1-1/2 tsp. salt
Pinch pepper
1 tsp. cumin
Fresh Sage for garnish

Directions

1. Bring barley and 4 cups of water to boil in a saucepan. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Drain and set barley aside.
2. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan. Add celery and onions and saute 10 minutes until golden, stirring occasionally.
3. Increase heat to high, add mushrooms and cook, uncovered until liquid evaporates and mushrooms are lightly browned, stirring occasionally (about 10 minutes).
4. Reduce heat to medium-high and add tomato paste and cook, stirring, for an additional 2 minutes.
5. Add broth, carrots, vermouth, salt,pepper, cumin, barley, and 4 cups of water.
6. Bring soup to boil then simmer over low temperature, covered, for 25 minutes. Soup is ready when carrots and barley are tender.
7. Serve garnished with sage.

ElieC says...

We make this regularly and it's always a big hit. Tastes strongly of mushrooms and wine, less so of barley.
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