Subj : 100 Easy Dinners - 37
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From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Nov 30 2024 02:45 pm

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     Title: Lemony Pearl Barley Soup
Categories: Grains, Vegetables, Citrus, Herbs
     Yield: 4 servings

          Extra-virgin olive oil
     1    Yellow onion; fine diced
     2 cl Garlic; fine chopped
     2    Celery ribs; thin sliced
     1 c  Chopped fresh dill leaves &
          - stalks
          Salt & black pepper
     1 c  (6 oz) pearl barley
     6 c  Vegetable stock
     3 tb Lemon juice; extra wedges to
          - serve
     2 oz Baby spinach
          Greek yogurt, coconut yogurt
          - or creme fraiche; to serve

 Heat a large pot over medium-high. Add 1 to 2
 tablespoons of olive oil along with the onion and cook,
 stirring, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the
 garlic, celery, half the dill and 2 teaspoon salt and
 stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.

 Add the pearl barley and stock and bring to the boil.
 Cover, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring
 occasionally, until the barley is swollen and tender, 25
 to 30 minutes.

 Turn off the heat. Add the lemon juice, and season with
 salt and pepper. Taste and make sure the seasonings are
 to your liking, adjusting salt and lemon as needed.

 Stir in the spinach, allowing the residual heat to wilt
 the leaves.

 Ladle the soup into bowls. Top with a dollop of yogurt
 and the remaining dill and drizzle generously with olive
 oil.

 By: Hetty Lui McKinnon

 Yield: 4 servings

 RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com

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