Tuscan Bean & Barley Soup - Village Wholefoods - Refill your containers and shop sustainably

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried beans in total, soaked overnight. (I used the following combination - ½ cup Cannellini Beans, ½ cup Navy beans, ½ cup Pinto beans, ½ cup Yellow split peas)
• ½ cup pearled barley
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 2 sticks celery, finely diced
• 2 carrots, peeled and finely diced
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 1 teaspoon stock powder (vegetable or chicken is fine)
• Salt and pepper
• 150g bacon or pancetta, diced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil + extra to drizzle
• 1 cup fresh herbs, chopped (I used parsley, mint and thyme)
• ½ cup shaved parmesan
• Lemon juice