SPINACH AND BARLEY SOUP
SPINACH AND BARLEY SOUP
I started preparing soups for dinner for the past few months ever since my husband and I started a low-carb diet. Initially I was preparing bean soups, tomato soups, and French onion soups when I started searching blogs for more soup recipes. I came across a tomato barley soup recipe from one of my fellow bloggers and that soup turned out real well. This led me to experimenting with barley soups and this is one such recipe. As usual, we had this soup with whole wheat dinner rolls and it was a hearty and filling dinner. Here goes the recipe:
INGREDIENTS:
Spinach, 1 large bunch, or frozen spinach, 1 cup.
Onion, medium-sized, 1.
Canned tomatoes, ½ cup.
Garlic, 2 cloves.
Barley, 1 cup.
Italian seasonings, 1 teaspoon.
Salt and pepper as per taste.
Water or chicken broth or vegetable broth, 4 cups.
Dried parsley and basil, ¼ teaspoon (optional).
PREPARATION:
Dice the onion finely and crush the garlic coarsely and keep aside. Wash the spinach thoroughly and chop it into fine pieces. Heat a pot with some olive oil and when the oil is hot, add the chopped onion and garlic and sauté for a few minutes until the onions are well caramelized. Then add the spinach and sauté for a few more minutes until everything is blended. Add the canned tomatoes and cook for a few more minutes and switch off the stove and let it cool. Once cooled, blend the mixture into a smooth puree and add the puree back into the pot. Add 4 cups of water or broth along with the seasonings, dried herbs, salt and pepper as per taste along with 1 cup of barley and cook under medium flame for 15-20 minutes until the barley is cooked. Ladle the soups into bowls and serve hot with any whole grain breads.
Cooking and trying out new recipes is my passion. I come from a family with where type 2 diabetes is very common and we have lost many loved one due to complications of this disease. This blog is my humble attempt to create low-carb and healthy dishes and well as healthy lifestyle tips suitable for diabetics. This blog is to prove that healthy, primarily diabetic-friendly foods, can be tasty as well.
Kuhapriyai @ Gita
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31 comments:
Perfect soup for a diet you follow...healthy and inviting..Colorful too
Great soup Gita..that color is so healthy looking that you can actually feel good when you r having it..:D
super healthy soup.... wanna have it right now.
Wat a healthy soup Gita, Love the combination of spinach n barley...
Nice soup for people under diet:)
Barley is great to eliminate unwanted water in the body. Good to know a wonderful soup with this. Looks so delicious dear.
Lovely soup, Gita. Sounds terrifically healthy too.
Healthy soup Gita..colourful& inviting..
I love the texture of barley.. what a fabulous idea to combine spinach & tomatoes in this one - sounds awesome.
Thats a healthy soup! Comforting!!
Bowl of goodness the soup is so inviting!
Healthy soup.
Healthy soup. bookmarking it :)
Barley in soup..very intriguing
Nutritious and yum.
Barley and spinach sounds very healthy to me, love ur idea...wish I get some barley here...
Thats a really healthy soup Gita...sounds delicious.
First time at your blog...you have a wonderful collection.
perfect healthy yummy soup gita.
lovely soup Gita! Looks so colorful and yummy.
This is really protein packed soup
lovely healthy soup dear
addition of barley in common spinach soup is a lovely idea!
Mmmm, this sounds wonderful... Healthful and scrumptious!! I love fixing soups too - they're such healthy cozy meals! I just happen to have some barley in the pantry, too... :-) I can't wait to try your recipe!
What a healthy soup Gita! Great recipe, thank you for sharing! -Alisa from www.foodista.com
i can also follow this ....healthy and tasty too
such a healthy soup recipe gita..
Healthy soup as its has both barley and spinach!
Super good combo,can't get healthier than this:)
A perfect healthy soup, lovely color..
a perfect healthy soup...will try soon......
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