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Graubünden Barley Soup (Bündner Gerstensuppe) (Vegetarian version)

Ingredients for four people:

• 1/3 cup barley
• 1/2 knob of celeriac
• 2  carrots
• 2  potatoes
• 1/2 white cabbage
• 1 leek
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 stock cube
• Salt, ground pepper
• 2 tbsp cream

Method:

1. Rinse the barley and leave to soak overnight.
2. Peel and dice the celeriac, carrots and potatoes.
3. Remove the thick ribs from the cabbage, and cut it into strips.
4. Cut the leek into rings.
5. Heat the oil in a large pan and soften the celeriac, carrots and cabbage.
6. Add the barley and leek and top up with two pints of water.
7. Add the stock cube and simmer for two hours.
8. Before serving season with salt and pepper to taste.
9. Add cream.