Veggie Barley Risotto
Ingredients
- 1 cup hulless barley
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 2 tsp vegetable or olive oil
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 carrots diced
- 1 zucchini diced
- 3 small yellow squash diced
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- Salt and pepper to taste
- cup ½ grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring 3 cups of vegetable broth to a boil and stir in barley.
- Cover, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 60 minutes or until tender adding up to 1 more cup of broth if needed.
- While barley is cooking, heat oil in a pan and sauté garlic, onion, and carrots about 5 minutes. Add zucchini, yellow squash, and thyme and continue to sauté until all vegetables are tender about 5 more minutes.
- Remove from heat and keep warm.
- When barley is tender, combine barley and sautéed vegetables and season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with parmesan cheese and serve.