Red Lentiles and Barley

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I made stew/soup for dinner last night and was a bit embarrassed when my husband

brought a friend home for dinner. He is our guest regularly, so it was no big

deal, but still I would not have made soup had I known he was coming. He raved

about it and my husband and I both enjoyed it,too. It was a combination of

stuff I had in the pantry, but it came out really good and was crock pot easy.

It is also quite nutritious

 

Red Lentiles and Barley

 

2 TBS olive Oil

1 medium size yellow onion, chopped

i small carrot, chopped

1/3 cup minced celery

2 garlic clover, minced

2 medium size all purpose potatoes, diced

1 1/2 cups dried red lentiles, rinsed and picked over

6 cups vegetable stock or water

1 cup hulled barley

1/4 cup minced fresh or 1/8 cup dried parsley leaves

2 bay leaves

1 tsp sea salt

1/8 tsp ground black pepper

leaves from a small bunch of Swiss chard, (about 6 cups)

 

Hear oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot, celery

and garlic; cover and cook, stirring a few times, until softened, about 5

minutes. Transfer to crock pot and add the potatoes, lentiles, stock, parsley,

bay leaves, salt and pepper and barley. turn to high and bring to a boil, then

reduce heat to low and cover, stirring occasionally, 4-5 hours. Add more water

if necessary and cook until the barley is tender.

 

In a large pot of boiling water, cook the chard until tender, about 5 minutes.

Drain, rinse under cold water to cool and coarsely shop. Remove the bay leaves

and stir in the chard. Simmer for 5 minutes longer. Adjust seasonings and

serve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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