Soup - lean pickle

Let's start cooking vegetarian pickle, the first step is to thoroughly rinse the barley. Rinse under running water until the water is no longer cloudy. Next, pour the cereal with boiling water and leave for 30 minutes to swell.

Next, send the cereal to the pan in which you will cook the soup and fill it with water. Next, you need to put it on a quiet fire and cook until soft.

Next, while the barley is cooking, you need to start cooking vegetables. Peel the vegetables, wash them thoroughly under running water. Cut the potatoes into medium cubes, finely chop the onion, chop the carrots with a grater. Cut pickled cucumbers into strips.

When barley is soft enough, send potatoes, a few peppercorns and a bay leaf to it in a saucepan. It is better to salt the soup at the end, as it will be necessary to add ingredients containing salt to it.

Next, you need to prepare a roast of cooked, onions and carrots, fry the vegetables until soft.

When the potatoes are almost ready, add the contents of the pan and pickles to the pan. Pour the brine from cucumbers or olives into the finished soup, bring the soup to a boil. Check the taste of the soup for salt, add salt if necessary.

After removing from the heat, the soup needs to stand for several minutes, then you can pour the soup into bowls, if desired, you can season with fresh herbs and sour cream.

This soup is suitable for people who are on a diet and take care of their health. The soup is quite light, but very nutritious. This soup, of course, is designed for an amateur, but many people can taste it.