Pearl Barley Soup with Fennel, Dill & Feta

This is my take on Galen’s Barley Soup, a refreshing broth with aniseed flavour from fennel and dill, accompanying the protein rich, soft pearls of barley. As with the original recipe, I have kept the sweet sauteed leeks as the basis of the soup, and added black kale for extra fibre and antioxidants. Barley soup was typically thick in consistency similar to a porridge, nourishing and full of calories but often tasteless; this is appetising, fragrant and undoubtedly full of