Mushroom Barley Soup

Here is the recipe for my mushroom barley soup. It uses a few simple ingredients and tastes great. It contains no added sweeteners (of course :) ) and no oil or other added fats.

1/2 c. sliced mushroom
1/2 medium onion, diced
1 clove crushed garlic
1 stalk of celery peeled and diced
1 carrot diced
1/2 zucchini peeled and diced
3 T. barley
paprika
salt
1 1/2 T. tomato paste
Dash of sherry

1. Combine mushrooms, onion, garlic, celery, carrot and zucchini in a pot. Cover and cook on low flame until the vegetable soften.
2. Add barley and water to cover and bring to a boil.
3. Lower to a steady simmer until the barley is fully cooked.
4. Add paprika, salt, sherry and tomato paste.
5. Simmer for another 10 minutes.