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School Days Tomato Orange Soup

Pearl barley is a very nice grain for thickening and adding texture to veggie soups. If none is available, rice is fine.

Courses: Soup
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons 30mlOlive oil
2 tablespoons 30mlUnsalted butter
1 tablespoon 15mlOnion - thinly sliced (large)
1 teaspoon 5mlFinely-minced garlic
1   Defatted chicken broth
  = (canned broth is OK to use)
1   Peeled Italian plum tomatoes - (28 oz) - chopped, with juices
2 tablespoons 30mlPearl barley
1 teaspoon 5mlSugar
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGround allspice
  Finely-grated zest of 1 orange
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Melt the oil and butter together in a soup pot over low heat. Add the onion and cook, partially covered, for 15 minutes, stirring. Add the garlic during the last 5 minutes.

Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, partially covered, for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly.

Puree the soup and return to the pot, then gently heat through. Adjust seasonings.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Per serving: 210 calories, 22g carbohydrate, 6g protein, 13g fat, 15mg cholesterol.

Source:
Simply Delicious by Sheila Lukins from Parade magazine - Pub date: 08-24-2003

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