Nordic Winter Vegetable Soup

Name: Nordic Winter Vegetable Soup
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 large onion, thinly sliced; 2 leeks, white and tender green parts only, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 cup pearled barley; 8 cups low-sodium vegetable broth; 4 cups water; 10 thyme sprigs; 2 bay leaves; 1 1/2 pounds celery root, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 pound parsnips, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; Salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 pound baby spinach; 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Nordic Winter Vegetable Soup was pinched from <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/nordic-winter-vegetable-soup" target="_blank">www.foodandwine.com.</a>

"Trina Hahnemann calls the root vegetables in this simple vegetarian soup the "gold of Nordic soil" because they're high in nutrients and grow well in cold climates...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

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1 large onion, thinly sliced

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2 leeks, white and tender green parts only, thinly sliced

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2 garlic cloves, minced

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1 cup pearled barley

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8 cups low-sodium vegetable broth

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4 cups water

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10 thyme sprigs

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2 bay leaves

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1 1/2 pounds celery root, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes

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1 pound parsnips, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

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Salt and freshly ground pepper

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1 pound baby spinach

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1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

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