Follow Your Heart began in LA in 1970 as a small vegetarian lunch counter tucked into a corner of a natural foods store & now they have 2 locations with their own vegetarian grocery. The atmosphere has an old-fashioned look & feel with lots of character.
This is one of their most popular soups/stew~it's quite hearty
* I always use all organic ingredients whenever possible*
8 c. water
5-1/2c. (1 lb)sliced mushrooms(small bits)
2 c. (1 med.) chopped yellow onion
2 c. chopped celery
3/4 c. (pearl barley)
4 Tbsp. butter
1/4 c. tamari ( i used approx. 1/2 c.)
1 Tbsp. granulated garlic
4 tsp. crumbled basil
1 lg. head cauliflower-3/4 c. diced stem & core; 3 c. bite-sized flowerettes
2 c. (1 med.) cubed (1/2") russet potato(unpeeled)
3/4 c. (1 lg.) carrot, quartered lengthwise, then diced
8 oz pkg. frozen peas (thawed)
2-3 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice, to taste
Ina 5 or 6 quart pot, bring to a boil:water,mushrooms, onion, celery, barley, butter & tamari. Reduce heat; add garlic & basil. Simmer, covered, about 30 min. or until barley is slightly tender. Stir occasionally.
To prepare cauliflower, quarter head, then dice stem & core & break flowerettes into bite- sized pieces.
Add diced cauliflower stem, potato & carrot. Again, bring to a boil, then reduce heat & continue simmering covered until vegetables & barley are quite tender, about 15 min.
Add cauliflowerettes. Simmer 10-15 min. or until flowerettes are just tender.
Reduce to lowest heat. Add peas & lemon juice & heat gently a few min., until peas are bright green. Adjust seasonings to taste.
With love~Jodi
Jodi, I especially liked this soup because it had mushrooms and cauliflower...two super healthy ingredients that I don't normally use because I don't love them. But this soup was PHENOMENAL! Really delicious combination of flavors! We all loved it, and fought over the leftovers for lunch the next day.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is surprising since it has a LARGE amount of mushrooms & cauliflower! I think it's the combination of the barley & Tamari that makes it so yummy.
ReplyDeleteBTW~ My best bud Kat was living in Topanga Canyon CA at the time & she took me to Follow your heart for the first time on a rainy cool day & it was one of those perfect days of cafes & poking around cool shops in the hood. Looking forward to Melinda's Potato leek soup tonight~the weather is perfect for it!
I forgot to mention that i served mixed baby greens with fresh strawberries, peaches, dried apricots & raw walnuts drizzled w kalamata olive oil & fig vinegar( one of my favorite salads)
ReplyDeleteI also served moist corn bread with the stew(,actually too moist!)which i tested it's doneness with a toothpick a few times & it came out clean.It was an oops but the kids really enjoyed it!
I also made gooey carmel bars which i will post recipe shortly.