Barley Minestrone With Pesto

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup pearl barley (soaded for 4 hours and drained)
• 1 1/2 cups green cabbage, roughly chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 zucchini, diced
• 4 tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1 baking potato, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup frozen fava beans (or substitute green peas or baby limas)
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 4 cups vegetable stock (or chicken)
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2-1 cup fresh basil leaf
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

Recipe

• 1 place the barley in a pan, cover with cold water, and bring to a boil. cook for 25-30 minutes until tender; then drain.
• 2 in a large pot, combine all vegetables with the stock and bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes until the vegetables are just tender.
• 3 to make pesto, place the basil and garlic in a blender; add 1/2 cup of the vegetable cooking liquid and blitz to a smooth puree.
• 4 add the puree to the soup, stir until combined, then add the cooked barley. season with black pepper and serve.