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White bowl containing Irish Vegetable Soup with a little parsley and carrot in the background.

Irish Vegetable Soup

This Irish Vegetable Soup recipe is loaded with all the good stuff in life! It has an abundance of root vegetables, garden vegetables, stock and barley. This recipe is reminiscent of a farmhouse Vegetable Soup that would have originated in Ireland centuries ago. Vegetables grown around the farm were thrown into a pot of water and cooked. Any grains available would have been thrown in the pot too. The end result was flavorful, healthy meal, chocked full of vitamins and fiber, that's low in calories.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Slow Cooker 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 45 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Irish
Servings 8
Calories 23 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 lb carrots
  • 10 oz celery about 6 stalks
  • 10 oz potatoes
  • 10 oz leek 1 large leek
  • 10 oz onion 1 large onion
  • 2 oz scallions small bunch
  • 2 oz parsley either flat leaf or curly or both
  • 4 pints vegetable stock
  • 8 oz barley
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Instructions
 

  • Remove the root and about an inch off the tops of the leek. Chop the entire leek into thin slices, then wash it and drain it.
  • Wash the celery stalks. Slice off the root and an inch off the top of the stalks. Chop celery into even slices, chop any celery leaves too. Place into a large bowl.
  • Peel and chop the onion into even pieces. Add them to the large vegetable bowl.
  • Wash, and peel the carrots, remove the carrot tips and slice into thin even slices. Add to the vegetable bowl.
  • Wash and slice scallions. Then place into the vegetable bowl.
  • Wash the parsley and remove the stalks. Tear into smaller pieces. Add to the vegetable bowl.
  • Place the contents of the bowl of veggies into a slow cooker.
  • Wash potatoes. Peel the skins if desired, then add potatoes and barley to the slow cooker.
  • Add the vegetable stock to the slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. Check seasoning before serving.

Notes

This soup is thick and hearty.  Add more vegetable stock to thin it out if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 8ozCalories: 23kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 39mgPotassium: 181mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 9472IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 0.2mg
Keyword Barley, Grains, Hearty, slow cooker, Stock, Vegetables
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