Apple Barley Soup
Apple Barley Soup

Ingredients:-
2 large onions -- thinly sliced
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
31/2 cups vegetable stock
11/2 cups apple cider
1/3 cups pearl barley
2 large carrots -- diced
1 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 bay leaf
2 cups apples -- unpeeled chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley -- minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
Method:-
In a small soup pot, saute onions in oil over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Reduce heat, cover and cook, stirring frequently for 10 minutes or until onions are browned. Add stock, cider, barley, carrots, thyme, marjoram and bay leaf. Cover and cook for one hour or until barley is tender. Add apples, parsley and lemon juice. Cook for 5 minutes or until apples are slightly soft. Discard bay leaf and serve.