Barley Minestrone

Name: Barley Minestrone
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 52 min
Total time: 1 h 27 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 cup (250 ml) chopped onions; 1.5 tsp garlic/chili/onion masala; 1.5 cups of zucchini diced; 1 cup eggplant diced; 0.5 cup carrot diced; 4.75 cups of vegetable stock; 1 can (540 ml) whole stewed tomatoes + liquid; 1.5 cup diced potatoes; 1/2 cup of white beans; 1/3 cup of pearl barley; 2.5 tsp dried basil; 1 bay leaf; 2 tbsp of pesto; 3 tbsp of parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup black eyed peas

3 steps

Prep:35minCook:52min

Updated at: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 03:15:35 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories101.7 kcal (5%)

Total Fat1.6 g (2%)

Carbs18.3 g (7%)

Sugars3.4 g (4%)

Protein4.9 g (10%)

Sodium329 mg (16%)

Fiber3.6 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

15 servings

1 cuponions

1 ½ tspgarlic

1 cupeggplant

½ cupcarrot

4 ¾ cupsvegetable stock

1 x 540mlcan stewed tomatoes

⅓ cuppearl barley

2 ½ tspdried basil

1bay leaf

2 Tbsppesto

3 Tbspparmesan cheese

½ cupblack eyed peas

Instructions

Step 1

On medium heat, fry onions and garlic for 2 minutes. Fry carrots, zucchini, and eggplant for 5 mins.

Step 2

Add rest of the ingredients except the parmesan cheese. Bring to a boil and break up tomatoes. Turn on low cover, and cook for 45 mins, until barley is cooked

Step 3

Serve with pesto and parmesan.