Barley Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• ¹/₂ cup barley
  
• 2 cups vegetable stock
  
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
  
• 4 tomatoes, pureed
  
• 1 carrot, diced
  
• 1 onion, diced
  
• 1 cup pumpkin, diced
  
• 1 handful beans, chopped
  
• 6 small gourmet potatoes, halved
  
• 2 celery stalks, diced
  
• 3 cloves garlic, grated
  
• 1 inch ginger, grated
  
• 1 bay leaf
  
• 2 tablespoons Vincotto originale
  
• 2-4 sprigs fresh herbs - thyme and parsley
  
• Salt and pepper