Cabbage Soup for transition to whole foods after Master Cleanse

I am transitioning from the Master Cleanse into a whole and raw organic diet. I will use this soup as my first food...but I will continue to make it as a food in my weekly diet.I can't wait this is really going to be yummy after a week of Lemonade!

Cabbage Soup Ingredients:

• 6 cups water or soupstock
  
• 1/3 cup brown rice or pearl barley (or 1 cup cooked br. rice or barley)
• One 2 inch piece kombu seaweed
• 2 cans Great Northern beans, pinto beans or garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed (or 1 can each of two kinds of bean)
• *If you want to cook your own beans, see the directions below
• 1 Tbsp olive oil or other vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled & minced OR a pinch of hing (asefetida)
• 1 Tbslp minced fresh ginger, or 1 tsp dried
• 1/2 small head green cabbage, cut in half lengthwise, cored and cut in thin strips
• *For variety substitute savoy or napa cabbage, or 1 bunch kale or collard greens. Remove stems and chop in thin strips
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced thinly on the diagonal
• Optional: 2 cups diced potato, peeled or not
• 1/2 tsp dried ground fennel
• 1/2 tsp gr cumin
• 1 tsp gr coriander
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaf
• 1 16 oz can crushed tomatoes, or 2 cups tomato sauce or 4 oz can tomato paste
• 1 Tbsp Bragg's Liquid Aminos or soy sauce
• Fresh ground black pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

1. Add the grain to the water or stock, with the kombu, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, cover, and turn down to simmer
2. Prep the veggies
3. Heat the oil on medium in an 8 - 10 quart pan
4. Add the fresh garlic (if using), and ginger to the oil, sauté for a minute
5. Add the veggies and sauté 5 minutes on med/high heat
6. Add the herbs and spices, sauté briefly
7. Add veggie mixture to the soup
8. Drain and rinse the beans, then add to the soup
9. Add the tomatoes, and bring back to a boil
10. Simmer 20 min - 1/2 hour, until veggies are tender and the grain is cooked
11. Add salt, pepper, Braggs or soy sauce, and minced fresh parsley