Mushroom and Barley Soup
Mushroom and Barley Soup might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. Watching your figure? This dairy free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 284 calories, 10g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. If you have carrot, chicken stock, garlic, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes.
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, and garlic in hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes.
Pour chicken broth over onion mixture; bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium low.
Stir mixed greens, corn, pearl barley, cremini mushrooms, and carrot through the simmering stock.
Cook until barley is tender, about 30 minutes.
Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose
Antipasti works really well with Sparkling Wine and Sparkling rosé. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. The Taittinger Brut Millesime with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 58 dollars per bottle.
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Taittinger Brut Millesime
Taittinger only makes a vintage champagne when the harvest has been of such outstanding quality that it deserves to be fully vinified. The wine is also marketed after some four to five years ageing. This slow maturation on the lees makes it a very full-bodied champagne, yet enables it to fully express the particular qualities of its vintage.