Ingredients

• Extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, small dice
• 3 carrots, peeled, small dice
• 3 celery stalks, small dice
• 10 green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces

• ¼ head green cabbage, small dice

• 2 potatoes, small dice

• ¼c barley

• 1T parsley, fine chop
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1t oregano
• 4c chicken or beef stock
• 1 (24-oz) can, whole, peeled tomatoes, roughly chopped Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste