Mushroom Barley Soup

Mushroom Barley Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 large yellow onion chopped
• 3 carrots peeled and sliced into small cubes
• 3 celery sticks sliced into small cubes
• 225 g mushrooms, thinly sliced (variety of mushrooms including maitake and shitake .. can be dried)
• 4 cups organic vegetable broth
• 6 cups water
• 1/2 cup medium pearl barley
• salt and black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. In a large pot over medium-high heat, sauté onion and sliced mushrooms with 1 Tbsp coconut oil .
2. Add carrots and celery to onions with mushrooms and let simmer for 5 min.
3. Add veggie broth, water and pearl barley to the mixture.
4. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, partly covered 30-40 minutes or until barley is tender.
5. Add salt and pepper as desired .