Mushroom barley soul soup

Name: Mushroom barley soul soup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 leek, chopped; 2 carrots, chopped; 2 celery stalks, chopped; 2 boxes baby Bella mushrooms, chopped; 1 zucchini, sliced; 1 yellow squash, sliced; 2 tbsp turmeric; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 12 cups chicken stock; 1 cup hulled barley; 1 tbsp Trader Joe’s 21 seasonings mix; 1 tbsp red Chile powder (optional); 1 tbsp green Chile seasoning (from NM, also optional); to taste Salt and pepper; 4 scallions, plus more to garnish; 1/2 bunch cilantro, plus more to garnish; Olive oil, the good stuff, don’t skimp!

bambola75 @cook_9313012

Evanston, IL

My new acupuncturist said I should eat mushroom barley soup everyday to help with balancing my heat and controlling my diabetes...it turned out so delicious I have to share! I just made up the recipe!

bambola75 @cook_9313012

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Ingredients

1leek, chopped
2carrots, chopped
2celery stalks, chopped
2 boxesbaby Bella mushrooms, chopped
1zucchini, sliced
1yellow squash, sliced
2 tbspturmeric
4 clovesgarlic, minced
12 cupschicken stock
1 cuphulled barley
1 tbspTrader Joe’s 21 seasonings mix
1 tbspred Chile powder (optional)
1 tbspgreen Chile seasoning (from NM, also optional)
to tasteSalt and pepper
4scallions, plus more to garnish
1/2 bunchcilantro, plus more to garnish
Olive oil, the good stuff, don’t skimp!

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Steps

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Heat up your olive oil and throw in the holy trinity - leek, carrots and celery, sauté til they glisten and then add mushrooms til they sweat, then add your zucchini and squash on medium high heat and add your seasonings (21 seasonings, chili powders, garlic and turmeric...let that soak in together for a few minutes.
2

Next add your chicken stock and barley and stir well, a little salt at this point (at least a tsp) and put the heat up til boiling. When it starts to boil, turn down to a simmer and let it go for about 45 minutes. Stir occasionally.
3

Taste for seasoning, add salt if needed and pepper. And at the very end add your chopped cilantro and scallions. Serve it up and add some more greens in each bowl and voila! Delicious and good for you!!