One of those ingredients was pearl barley, so I decided to make what I humbly called ­vegetable and barley soup. I cut the cabbage, squash, onion and carrot into ­soup-spoon-size pieces ...

Is it better to cook barley before adding to soup? If you use pearl barley, which has had its husk and part of the outer bran layer removed, there is no need to pre-cook it. Cooking un-rinsed dry ...

Add the chicken and pearl barley then return to the boil ... a little at a time works best. Once the soup has thickened slightly, remove from the heat and stir in the parsley.

Pearl barley – The secret for this vegan lemon ... adds complexity to the simple but comforting lemon asparagus soup.

This nourishing chicken soup is packed with soothing aromatics. The chicken is cooked on the bone for extra goodness and the pearl barley is gorgeously nutty. Each serving provides 607 kcal ...

Its slightly nutty flavor and chewy pasta-like texture is a deliciously easy way to add some extra nutrition and flavor to ...