«ANTI-CHOLESTEROL» GARDEN VEGETABLE SOUP
Ingredients
6 to 8 servings
- 8 cups (2 litres) water
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) vegetable broth or dehydrated MSG-free chicken broth or a mix of both
- ½ cup(125 ml) pearl barley
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 2 stalks of celery chopped
- 2 diced carrots
- ½ cup (125 ml) diced turnip
- 1 to 1½ cup (250 to 375 ml) chopped cabbage
- 1 bay leaf
- ¼ teaspoon(1 ml) thyme
- A pinch of cumin
- ¼ cup (65 ml) oat bran
- Pepper as desired
- Optional, 2 tablespoons (30 ml) tomato paste
Preparation
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Pour the water in a large pot, put in the broth and the barley. Cover and let simmer for 40 minutes.
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Add all remaining ingredients except for the oat bran in the pot and cook an additional 20 to 25 minutes.
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Add the oat bran and let the hot soup sit for another 5 minutes before serving.
NB : Anti-cholesterol ingredients are the pearl barley and the oat bran
Lise Guénette, ND.A.
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