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    Mushroom barley pot

    A one-pot barley supper with plenty of mushrooms. Stir now and then while it gently bubbles.

    40 minutes2 servings
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    Mushroom barley pot in a ceramic bowl
    1out of 10110Mostly gentle

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    Ingredients

    Amounts for 2 servings

    • 120 g pearl barley
    • 250 g mushrooms
    • 1 onion
    • 100 g spinach
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • 600 ml water

    Let's make it

    1. Chop onion and mushrooms and cook in olive oil for 5 minutes.
    2. Add barley and water and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    1. Add a little water if the pot becomes dry.
    2. Fold in spinach until wilted and season.

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    Why it's gentle in Renya

    Barley, mushrooms and spinach bring the ingredient score down. This describes the ingredient score, not a health effect.

    Start at 4, add the ingredient contributions below, then round and keep the result between 1 and 10. Portions here describe one serving.

    Pearl barleywhole grain · medium portion−1
    Mushroomsvegetables · medium portion−1
    Onionvegetables · small portion−0.5
    Spinachvegetables · medium portion−1
    Olive oilolive oil · small portion−0.5
    Watermixed ingredients · medium portion0
    Start 4 → 1/10Mostly gentle

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