Spring Vegetable and Farro Bowl
Serving Size : 8
INGREDIENTS
GRAINS
- 2 cups farro, pearled — sort and rinse
- 3 1/4 teaspoons oil, olive, extra virgin
- 3/4 cup lentils, black beluga
- 3 cups beans, fava / broad, frozen — slacked
- 1/2 pound peas, frozen
- 2 teaspoons salt
VEG
- 2 pounds asparagus — 1 ” pieces
- – Salt (For blanching asparagus)
- 1/2 pound radish, red — trimmed, sliced thin
- 1 cup dill, fresh — picked clean and rough chop
- 1 sprig tarragon — picked clean and rough chop
LEMON VINAIGRETTE
- 1 3/4 teaspoons garlic
- 1/4 cup juice, lemon, fresh squeezed in-house (may contain trace lime juice)
- 3 1/4 teaspoons vinegar, white balsamic, Colavita
- 3/4 teaspoon lemon zest
- 3/4 cup oil, sunflower
- 1/2 teaspoon salt to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns — med grind
DIRECTIONS
GRAINS
- Slack fava beans and peas (farro).
- In a pot, dry toast farro until it smells nutty. Cook in plenty of seasoned water (like cooking pasta) until tender.
- Drain off excess water and rinse with cold water to remove excess starch (lentils).
- Cook in salted water until tender.
- Toss with vinaigrette.
VEG
- Prep asparagus as stated.
- Blanch and shock asparagus.
- Prep radishes and hold in ice water.
- Prep herbs.
- Fold radish, asparagus, and herbs together
VINAIGRETTE
- Blend all ingredients adding the oil last to emulsify. adjust seasoning.
SERVE
- 1 1/4 cups grains | 1/2 cup veg