Recipe: Celery Barley Soup [edit]

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[edit] Ingredients

6	cups chicken or vegetable broth
1	cup chopped onion
5	cups thin sliced celery
½	cup chopped celery leaves, packed
1	teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
	Pepper to taste
1	bay leaf
⅓	cup pearl barley
	Salt to taste

[edit] Preparation

Step 1

In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add onion, 3 cups sliced celery, celery leaves, thyme, pepper, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf. In an electric blender, puree the soup in two batches. Return the puree to the saucepan; bring to a boil. Add barley; simmer, covered, until barley is almost tender, about 25 minutes. Add remaining 2 cups sliced celery. Simmer, covered, until celery and barley are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in salt. Makes about 1 quart. Serve hot. Pass the pepper mill.