Five Bean Soup

By ccavaletti

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1/4 c celery, diced
• 1/2 c carrots, diced
• 3 Tbsp barley, rinsed
• 3 c water
• 1 can pinto beans
• 1 can black beans
• 1 can kidney beans
• 1 can Navy beans
• 1 can Garbanzo beans
• 1 c sweet corn, fresh or frozen
• 1 can diced tomatoes with roasted onion
• 1/2 tsp dried basil
• 1-1/2 tsp crushed bay leaf
• 1 tsp sea salt

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil in a soup pot, saute garlic and onion until the onion is translucent. Add water, celery, carrot, and barley, beans, corn, tomatoes and herbs.

Add salt, cover and simmer 30 minutes.

Serve.