Spring Vegetable and Farro Bowl

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