Barley Vegetable Soup For Xmas

If you are diabetic and have been worried on what to cook for this Christmas, then here is a healthy diabetic recipe called the "Barley Vegetable Soup". Homemade barley vegetable soup is a healthy soup recipe with the key ingredient Barley, rich in fibre and additional vegetables in soup will also improve health. The tasty Italian recipe can be the best meal to start with. Take a look at how to prepare the deliciously delicious Barley Vegetable Soup recipe for this Christmas 2010.

Barley Vegetable Soup Recipe -

Ingredients:

1.Oil - 21/2 tsp

2.Onions (finely chopped) - 2 tsp

3.Garlic or spring onions (finely chopped) - 1/2 tsp

4.Vegetable stock (boiled vegetable water) - 3 1/2 cups

5.Carrots (finely chopped) - 2 tbsp

6.Tomato puree - 3 tsp

7.Tomatoes (chopped) 1 tsp

8.Barley (cooked) 2 tsp

9.3 tbsp cooked macaroni

10.Spinach (finely chopped) - 1/2 cup

11.Pepper (powder) 1/2 tsp

12.Salt to taste

Method:

1.Heat the pan and add 2 teaspoons of oil, after the oil is hot add onions and garlic and fry on a medium flame for 2 minutes.

2.Pour the vegetable stock to the pan and add chopped carrots, tomato puree, tomatoes and salt, stir well until the soup boils.

3.Add cooked barley and stir well for 2 minutes.

4.Remove soup from flame and add pepper powder and mix well. Tasty barley vegetable soup recipe ready to serve. Serve the soup hot garnishing with fresh cream or grated cheese.

Try preparing the tasty barley soup and celebrate this Christmas with healthy diabetic recipes and may it be a healthy beginning for new year.

Nutrition value:

Energy - 83 calories, Protein - 2.5 g, Carbohydrates - 10 g, Fat - 4 g, Calcium - 50 mg, Folic acid - 13.5 mcg