Food Revolution Day Soup: Pearl Barley, Vegetable & Basil - One Handed Cooks

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pearl barley
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 red onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, finely sliced
• 1 leek, white part only, diced
• 3 sticks celery, diced
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 1 large zucchini, diced
• 1 large potato, peeled and diced
• 1 swede, peeled and diced
• 1 small bunch of basil, stalks finely sliced and leaves shredded and set aside
• 1.5 L homemade or reduced salt chicken stock
• pepper to taste
• grated parmesan to serve