Name: Roasted Vegetable Barley Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 head broccoli, cut into florets; 8 oz cherry tomatoes; 8 oz mushrooms, sliced; 1 cup winter squash, cubed (butternut, acorn, delicata); 1 bell pepper, sliced thin; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp dried basil; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 yellow onion, diced; 1 carrot, sliced; 2 celery sticks, sliced; 1 tsp dried thyme; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 6 cups vegetable stock; 2 cups water; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 cup dried barley; 2 cups fresh spinach, or other leafy green; lemon juice, from half a lemon; parmesan cheese, optional, for serving

Easy roasted vegetable barley soup is made from a mix of vegetables like mushrooms & spinach for a hearty, yet healthy winter soup recipe.

An orange dutch oven pan on top of a wooden surface filled with color vegetable barley soup. You can see the orange tomaotes, mushrooms and broccoli

Although it was 56 degrees today, I’m not giving up on soup season just yet.

Especially living in RI, I know better than to get my hopes up for springtime because as soon as I do, BAM- a winter storm warning is issued for 6 feet of snow.

So, I’ll continue to love on my winter recipes like this roasted vegetable barley soup until mother nature decides to stop playing games with my heart 😉 .

This easy vegan barley soup is made with a bunch of roasted veggies, thyme, fresh spinach and a squeeze of lemon juice.

It’s hearty, flavorful and loaded with good-for-you antioxidants, vitamins and fiber.

A rectangle white baking dish filled with roasted vegetables like broccoli, mushrooms and bell peppers

Roasted vegetable barley soup ingredients:

Assorted Vegetables (I used mushrooms, broccoli, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, and winter squash)
Onions
Carrots
Celery
Dried thyme
Vegetable stock
Dried barley
Lemon juice
Fresh baby spinach

The great thing about this recipe is you can follow the recipe or use whichever vegetables work for you.

Roasting the vegetables releases their natural sugars, causing them to caramelize which creates amazing flavor and one delicious barley soup recipe!

How to make Roasted Vegetable Barley Soup:

Place vegetables on baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 40-45 minutes until softened.
Heat olive oil in large sauce pan or Dutch oven. Add onions, carrots and celery. Cook 5-6 minutes until softened.
Add garlic and thyme. Cook 1 minute.
Stir in vegetable stock, water and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, add barley, lower to a simmer and cook 15-20 minutes until barley is cooked.
Stir in roasted vegetables, spinach and lemon juice.

A white soup bowl filled with vegetable barley soup. There's a piece of bread next to the bowl and an orange dutch oven pot in the background.

Do you have to cook barley before adding to soup?

No, you don’t have to precook the barley! It gets added to the boiling liquid and cooks as the soup does.

What can you substitute for barley in soup?

You can use any whole grain you’d like: farro, quinoa or buckwheat would be good substitutes for the barley.

For more healthy vegetarian soup recipes try:

Roasted Vegetable Barley Soup

Yield: 6

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Roasting Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

Easy roasted vegetable barley soup is made from a mix of vegetables like mushrooms & spinach for a hearty, yet healthy winter soup recipe.

Ingredients

Roasted Vegetables

1 head broccoli, cut into florets
8 oz cherry tomatoes
8 oz mushrooms, sliced
1 cup winter squash, cubed (butternut, acorn, delicata)
1 bell pepper, sliced thin
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried basil

Barley Soup

2 tbsp olive oil
1 yellow onion, diced
1 carrot, sliced
2 celery sticks, sliced
1 tsp dried thyme
3 cloves garlic, minced
6 cups vegetable stock
2 cups water
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup dried barley
2 cups fresh spinach, or other leafy green
lemon juice, from half a lemon
parmesan cheese, optional, for serving

Instructions