Healthy Recipes - Barbara Karafokas - Holistic Nutritionist

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• salt
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup brown lentils or 1 cup green lentil
• 1/4 cup barley
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt (optional) or 1/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt (optional)
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced (optional)