Roasted Garlic Barley Soup

Roasting the head of garlic mellows the flavors, to a near sweetness.


Roasted Garlic Barley Soup

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Servings: 4 servings
Prep Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr

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Ingredients
  • 1 medium
    head garlic
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  • 1 teaspoon
    olive oil or cooking oil
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  • 4 cups
    Vegetable Stock (recipe, page 18) or canned vegetable broth
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  • 11/2 cups
    thinly sliced leeks
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  • 3/4 cup
    thinly sliced celery
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  • 11/2 teaspoons
    dried basil, crushed
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  • 1/8 teaspoon
    black pepper
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  • 1 141/2-ounce can
    tomatoes, undrained and cut up
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  • 1 medium
    zucchini or yellow summer squash, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
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  • 1/2 cup
    quick-cooking barley
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Directions
1.
Peel away the outer dry leaves from head of garlic, leaving skin of garlic cloves intact. Using a knife, cut off about 1/4 inch of the pointed top portion of head, leaving the bulb intact but exposing individual cloves.
2.
Place garlic head, cut side up, in a small baking dish; drizzle with oil. Bake, covered, in a 400 degree oven for 25 to 35 minutes or until cloves feel soft when pressed. Cool slightly. Press garlic pulp from individual cloves; mash pulp with a fork.
3.
In a large saucepan combine the mashed garlic pulp, Vegetable Stock, leeks, celery, basil, and black pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 10 minutes or until leeks and celery are tender.
4.
Stir in the tomatoes, zucchini, and barley. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 10 minutes more or until barley is tender.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 153, Total Fat 4 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Monounsaturated Fat 2 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 557 mg, Carbohydrate 28 g, Total Sugar 4 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 4 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 35%, Calcium 7%, Iron 12%. Exchanges: Vegetable 2, Starch 1, Fat 1. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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