Instructions: Saute the onions in olive oil; season with salt, pepper and sugar. Saute until golden (10 minutes).

Deglaze the pan with white wine. Sprinkle onions with paprika and stir until paprika is warmed. Add tarragon and vegetable flakes; stir.

Add water, bouillon, tomato paste, cooked lentils and barley. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add more tarragon and additional water to thin the soup to your preference. Serve hot with a biscuit.

HOT PAPRIKA: Add a pinch of cayenne pepper to sweet paprika.

MICROWAVE BARLEY: 1 measure of rinsed barley, 2.5 measures water, pinch salt. Microwave in rice-steamer fitted with inner lid for 15 minutes, turning every 5 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes. Drain.

Description: "Lentils, barley and onions with sweet tarragon and hot paprika"

Serving Ideas : Garnish with mixed sprouts. Biscuits made with a little egg, dried tarragon and roasted garlic granules.

NOTES : The aroma of this thick, brown soup, is enticing. The first taste lacks depth. Its a little sweet. A little hot. A little chewy. But soon the flavors blend and deliver what the aroma promised. Very interesting soup with wonderful after-tastes. Dont be shy with the tarragon.

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