This brothy soup features tender pieces of lamb cooked with potatoes, carrots, and turnips. Fresh parsley and lemon juice brighten it up and remind you that Spring is on its way!
It’s time for another edition of Progressive Eats, a virtual dinner party where we share recipes following a themed menu. This month I’m hosting, which meant I got to pick the theme! Of course, I picked my absolute favorite thing to eat: soup!
I’m so excited for this menu. In addition to a bunch of soups that look amazing, we’re having salad, rolls (what good is a bowl of soup without some freshly baked bread?) and even some dessert soup shooters. This is definitely a dinner party I’d be happy to attend in person.
This Irish lamb soup with barley and turnips is inspired by the Irish lamb stew in this month’s issue of Food+Wine magazine. I saw it this past weekend and immediately had to change my dinner plans to make room for this soup since it sounded so good!
I made my soup more brothy than the original stew and added some barley to make it a more filling meal. I also stirred in some fresh lemon juice at the end to add some brightness. If you have them, this soup would be delicious with a few parsnips added in with the carrots. I planned to add them to my pot, but forgot that I had used them all up last week when I made roast sausage with apples and parsnips.
This soup keeps well and the flavor actually improves after a nigh in the refrigerator. I made it over the weekend and reheated it for a simple weeknight meal.
Adapted from Food+Wine, March 2015
Irish Lamb and Barley Soup with Turnips
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Soups On!
Soups
Lamb and Barley Soup from Healthy Delicious
Sausage, Pepper and Bean Soup from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Creole Black Eyed Pea Soup from Never Enough Thyme
Old Fashioned Chicken Soup with Dumplings from Creative Culinary
Watercress and Buttermilk Vichysoisse from The Wimpy Vegetarian
Pressure Cooker Chorizo Chicken and Kale Soup from Pressure Cooking Today
Rhode Island Clam Chowder from girlichef
Salads
Quinoa Beet Kale Apple Walnut Goat Cheese Salad from Jeanette’s Healthy Living
Gado Gado – Indonesian Vegetable Salad from Spice Roots
Buttermilk Herb Rolls from Stetted
Gluten-Free Corn Muffins with Jalapeno and Cheese from The Heritage Cook
Dessert
Berry Soup Dessert Shooters from Miss in the Kitchen
Welcome to Progressive Eats, our virtual version of a Progressive Dinner Party. This month’s theme is Soup’s On! and is hosted by Lauren Keating who blogs at Healthy. Delicious. Need some warming up? We can help!
If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, a progressive dinner involves going from house to house, enjoying a different course at each location. With Progressive Eats, a theme is chosen each month, members share recipes suitable for a delicious meal or party, and you can hop from blog to blog to check them out.
We have a core group of 12 bloggers, but we will always need substitutes and if there is enough interest would consider additional groups. To see our upcoming themes and how you can participate, please check out the schedule at Creative Culinary or contact Barb for more information.
The Wimpy Vegetarian says
St. Pats is coming up, and this would be perfect!!! Thanks so much for hosting us this month – soup is my favorite type of meal, so I really enjoyed it. Sorry for the delay in FINALLY getting around to everyone’s blogs. I was just so jammed last week!
Kim Beaulieu says
This looks like comfort in a bowl. I need to whip up a batch today.
Rose | The Clean Dish says
I love that you added barley to the soup and I’m a parsnip fan so I guess I’ll go with your suggestions when I cook this soup! Soooo delicious!
Paula - bell'alimento says
Lauren this looks incredible. Love lamb, and barley and turnips. Okay now I need to tip that bowl into my mouth.
Lana | Never Enough Thyme says
We always enjoy lamb, but I don’t use it nearly enough! This lovely soup will give me one more delicious recipe for it. Thanks for hosting our party this month!
Carol at Wild Goose Tea says
I love soup. I love barley. I don’t use lamb enough anymore. What a wonderful kick in the butt.
Thank you. Lol
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says
Soup is my favorite thing to eat, as well! I am a fan of the theme choice. Must try this one!
Brenda@Sugar-Free Mom says
I’ve never made a lamb soup or lamb anything to be honest. This sounds so warm and comforting I just love it!
Stephanie says
Hello comfort food! I love eating leftover soup too – I always think it tastes better!