Quinoa Barley Vegetable Pottage

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 quart vegetable stock
• 4 quarts water, vary ratio with vegetable stock to taste
• 1 cup quinoa, prep as needed
• 1 cup pearl barley, prep as needed
• 3 -4 red potatoes, no 1s, washed, not peeled, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 3 -4 carrots, washed, not peeled, cut into 1 inch slices
• 1 parsnip, washed, not peeled, cut into 1 inch slices
• 2 -3 green onions, washed, cut small slices, include greens
• 1 leek, washed, cut slices, include greens as desired
• 1/2 head cabbage, washed, torn into pieces

Recipe

• 1 put vegetable stock and water into 8qt pot and start heating on high.
• 2 prepare quina and barley as needed, add to pot and bring to a boil.
• 3 reduce heat to medium and cover for 4-5 minutes.
• 4 while waiting, prep other ingredients adding them to the pot in the order of potatoes/carrots/parsnip then cabbage then onions/leek. this should help ensure they finish relatively the same time.
• 5 make certain there is enough liquid in the pot at this time such that vegetables are covered.
• 6 reduce heat and cook covered for roughly 20-25 minutes stirring periodically until vegetables are soft and there is very little liquid left.