Okay, the Chia Seeds were added by mistake. Only after I added them did I realize that they weren’t the quinoa. But, I also added broccoli sprouts, because I had a bunch of them. I was looking more for nutritional value rather than texture, but the odd texture (stringy) is pleasing in some way, and the barley is slightly chewy.

I added 1/8 C each of the barley, chia seeds, brown lentils, and quinoa. I did add garlic powder and S&P, and some chopped flat leaf parsley and several small yellow grape tomatoes. I used some chicken broth and water.

The overall pleasure of this soup is it’s earthy presence.