Barley Soup

Barley Soup is a traditional Scottish recipe for a classic vegetarian soup of barley cooked in water flavoured with spring onions and milk that's finished with parsley. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Scottish version of: Barley Soup.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

80 minutes

Total Time:

100 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Vegetarian Recipes Vegetable Recipes Milk Recipes Scottish Recipes

Ingredients:

85g barley
600ml water
12 spring onions, chopped
carrots and swedes, chopped (optional)
600ml milk
2 tbsp butter
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
3 tbsp chopped parsley, to finish

Method:

Wash the barley well, drain in a colander then place in a pan with the water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a slow boil, cover the pan and cook for 60 minutes (add more water as needed). If using, add the carrots and swedes after 40 minutes of cooking

Add the spring onions and continue boiling for 15 minutes more then stir in the milk and the butter. Season to taste with salt and black pepper, bring back to a boil, take off the heat, stir in the chopped parsley and serve.