Vegetarian barley vegetable soup
10
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | xes | Onions, Peeled And Diced | 
| 2 | xes | Carrots, Scraped And Diced | 
| 2 | xes | Stalks Celery, Chopped | 
| 3 | tablespoons | Butter | 
| 28 | ounces | Tomatoes, Chopped | 
| 8 | cups | Water | 
| 1 | teaspoon | Dried Basil | 
| ½ | teaspoon | Dried Thyme | 
| 2 | teaspoons | Salt | 
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper | 
| 1 | cup | Pearl Barley | 
| 2 | cups | Frozen Green Beans Or Peas * | 
| 1 | tablespoon | Chopped Fresh Dill | 
Directions
* Cut up up the frozen green beans or green peas to make 2 cups. 
~------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saute onions, carrots, and celery in heated butter or margarine in a large kettle for 5 minutes.  Add tomatoes, water, basil, thyme, salt, and pepper. 
Bring to a boil.  Stir in barley and lower heat.  Cook slowly, covered, 1½ hours, until barley is tender.  Stir in beans or peas during last 10 minutes of cooking.  Remove from heat and stir in dill. Good for informal lunch or supper.