Pearl Barley Soup Recipe | Say Mmm

Ingredients

• 100 g (3 1/2 oz) pearl barley
• 1.5 litres (2 1/2 pints) chicken or vegetable stock
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large carrot
• 1 large zucchini
• 1 large potato
• 1 leek (the white part)
• 3 sticks of celery
• 1 large onion (or half if you’re not a onion lover)
• 2-3 finely sliced cloves of garlic
• 50 g (2 oz) of diced bacon