{"id":16700,"date":"2017-05-30T20:43:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T00:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=16700"},"modified":"2024-04-02T07:56:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T12:56:08","slug":"creamy-leek-and-barley-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/creamy-leek-and-barley-soup","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Leek and Barley Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Creamy Leek and Barley Soup - perfect for lunch or dinner<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you make when you have a whole bunch of leeks and a bag of pearl barley? This Creamy Leek and Barley soup, that's what.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My dad was pretty pleased when I made this. He loves a bowl of good soup. I love a good bowl of soup. Who doesn't love soup?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soup is one of those easy kind of dishes too, don't you think? You just get all the ingredients going in a pot and it pretty much does it's own thing. The pearl barley does something amazing to soup too, making it hearty and filling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pearl barley takes about 30 minutes to cook, which is just about perfect timing for the flavours to develop in this Creamy Leek and Barley Soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the creamy part of the soup, I add a little light cream at the end of cooking, it gives an amazing silky creaminess and when divided up, isn't much at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember this journey is for life, you can just one day get to your goal and go back to eating how you did before, it's not going to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So enjoy the occasional indulgences here and there, they won't break your bank if you plan wisely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By all means swap the cream and use quark or similar, but you are not going to get that creamy taste if you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This soup is perfect for an instant pot too and takes far less time to cook. Perfect for a busy day, when you need a meal quick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wondering what an Instant Pot<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is basically a 7in1 cooker, and it slow cooks, pressure cooks, saut\u00e9s, has a setting for soup, chilli, rice, porridge and even makes yoghurt (I haven't tried that yet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is one of the best things I have bought and I use it almost daily in one way or another. Hey I even cook my boiled eggs in this - you should see how effortlessly they peel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my other: Instant Pot Recipes<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to read more about the instant pot on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But don't worry, you don't need an instant pot to make this, it is perfectly fine made on the stove top too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then all that's left is to dig in and enjoy this delicious hearty soup. How will you eat yours? Just as it is, or topped with some yummy protein, like shredded chicken season with a little paprika, salt and black pepper and fried in some spray oil till cook through - yum!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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