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Caramelized Onion, Mushroom & Barley Soup

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Course Dinner
Keyword soup, healthy soup, low sodium, mushrooms, easy soup, barley
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 large onions (thinly sliced)
  • 3-5 garlic cloves (minced)
  • ½ pound cremini or baby bella mushrooms (thinly sliced)
  • ½ pound white mushrooms (thinly sliced)
  • 1 cup pearl barley
  • 8 cups vegetable stock
  • ½ tsp. dry or 1 tsp. fresh thyme leaves
  • 2 Tbsp. white wine or red wine vinegar

Instructions

  • Heat a large soup pot over medium heat and add olive oil. Heat until oil is shimmering, about 1 minute. Add sliced onions and cook over medium-low heat until onions are brown and soft, about 40 minutes.
  • Add garlic and mushrooms, turn heat to medium-high and cook until mushrooms are totally wilted and beginning to brown.
  • Add barley, stock and vinegar and cook until barley is plump and tender, about 20 minutes.

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Notes

If soup is too thick, add more vegetable stock or water.