Toasted Farro & Swiss Chard
This is the epitome of everything I love about seasonal cooking and eating. This toasted farro bowl is just easy, simple ingredients that bring out so much flavor in one grain bowl.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces dried farro
- 2 lbs swiss chard
- 1 small white onion
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 of a preserved lemon finely chopped
- a generous pour of olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/3 cup pomegranate seeds
Instructions
- Chop off the leafy ends of the swiss chard. Roughly chop the leaves into large pieces and set aside. Thinly chop the stems.
- Dice the small yellow onion and mince the garlic. Finely chop the preserved lemon.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add in a pinch of salt and boil your farro for 8-10 minutes, drain and set aside.
- Bring a large skillet to medium heat and add a generous glug of olive oil, sautée the onion until it is lightly translucent, about 4 minutes. Add in the garlic and preserved lemon and cook down until the garlic is softened, about 2 more minutes.
- Add in the chopped swiss chard stems (stems only) and cook down, stirring occasionally) until the stems are softened, about another 4 minutes. Season to taste.
- Add in the farro and stir until the farro and vegetables are well combined. Toast the farro for 2 minutes and them bring the skillet to low heat.
- Toss in the swiss chard leaves and let the heat from the farro mixture naturally wilt them down. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the pomegranate seeds.
- Scoop into a bowl and serve warm :)