Vegetable Barley Soup Recipe | USA

Ingredients

• Carrot, chopped 1
• Celery sticks, chopped 2
• Chopped fresh dill 1 cup
• Chopped green bell pepper 1 cup
• Chopped red bell pepper 1 cup
• Dry bay leaf 1
• Extra virgin olive oil to taste
• Fresh lemon juice 2 tsp
• Garlic cloves, minced 4
• Ground allspice 1 tsp
• Ground cumin 1 tsp
• Large avocado, pitted and diced 1
• Large zucchini, diced 1
• Onions, trimmed, chopped (both whites and greens) 3
• Pearl barley 1 cup
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Small yellow onion, chopped 1
• Sweet paprika ½ tsp
• Vegetable or chicken broth 6 cups