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Chicken and barley soup

Chicken and barley soup

Preparation time: Above 60 Minuti

Nutritional information: 541 kcal / per serving

Course: First course

Geographic Area: Mediterranean

Enviromental Impact: Low (0.33kg CO2 eq)

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Barley was one of the first grains grown in the Fertile Crescent and has always been used to make hearty soups. In this recipe we see it paired with chicken, an unfailing presence in Mediterranean cuisine.

Ingredients for 4 portions

  • Pearl barley 320 g
  • Chicken breast 300 g
  • Olive oil 40 g
  • Garlic 20 g
  • Onion 60 g
  • Celery 200 g
  • Parsley stalks 30 g
  • Parsley leaves 20 g
  • Fenugreek 30 g

Preparation

1.

Season the chicken breast with a little salt and pepper, bake it in a 225° C oven for 14 minutes, then let it rest at room temperature.
2.

Dehull the chest and set it aside for later.
3.

Put the chicken bones in a saucepan and cover with cold water, slowly bring to a boil and let the broth cook for 40 minutes, then strain the liquid through a strainer.
4.

Precookpearl barley for 6 minutes in boiling salted water, let it cool and set aside.
5.

In a large saucepan, heatextra virgin olive oil, add mincedgarlic and let it sauté until golden brown.
6.

Slice the onion and chop the celery, put them in the saucepan and let them cook until tender, but without letting them take on color.
7.

Add parsley stalks,pearl barley, fenugreek, chicken broth and let the soup simmer.
8.

Once the soup is cooked, add the parsley leaves.
9.

Pour it into a bowl with the help of a ladle and serve it garnished with the sliced chicken breast.

Enviromental Impact

Low

Details

Per serving:

0.33kg CO2 equivalent

Carbon footprint



To limit our impact on the environment, we advise you to remain within 1 kg CO2-equivalent per meal, including all the courses you eat. Bear in mind that plant-based dishes are more likely to have a low environmental impact.

Even though some of our suggestions exceed the recommended 1 kg CO2-equivalent per meal, that doesn't mean you should never make them; it's the overall balance that counts. Regularly eating a healthy and eco-friendly diet in the long term offsets even the dishes with the most impact, as long as you don't make them too often.