Butternut Barley Soup | Nourishing Meals®

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onions diced
• 2 medium carrots diced
• 3 celery stalks diced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ¾ dried sage
• ¾ teaspoons dried thyme
• ¼ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 8 cups vegetable stock (or chicken stock)
• ¾ cups barley
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups peeled and diced butternut squash
• 2 cups lacinato kale stems removed and thinly sliced