Hot Yogurt And Barley Soup

• 1 cup pearl barley
• Salt
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried mint
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• Scant 2 cups whole milk Greek yogurt
• 2/3 ounce fresh mint, chopped
• 1/3 ounce flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced
• Freshly ground black pepper

1. Bring 6 3/4 cups water to a boil with the barley in a large saucepan, adding 1 teaspoon salt, and simmer until the barley is cooked but still al dente, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat. Once cooked, you will need 4 3/4 cups of the cooking liquid for the soup; top up with water if you are left with less due to evaporation.
2. While the barley is cooking, saute the onion and dried mint over medium heat in the butter until soft, seasoning with salt, about 15 minutes. Add this to the cooked barley and adjust seasoning.
3. Whisk together the eggs and yogurt in a large heatproof mixing bowl. Slowly mix in some of the barley and water, one ladle at a time, until the yogurt has warmed. This will temper the yogurt and eggs and stop them from splitting when added to the hot liquid. Add the yogurt to the soup pot and return to medium heat, stirring continuously, until the soup comes to a very light simmer. Remove from the heat, add the chopped herbs and scallions and check the seasoning. Serve hot.

pearl barley, salt, onions, mint, unsalted butter, eggs, milk, fresh mint, flatleaf parsley, scallions, freshly ground black pepper

Taken from food52.com/recipes/19493-hot-yogurt-and-barley-soup (may not work)